Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Serbia

Serbia: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 28.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.1%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
81st
of 159 countries
All-time high
66.7%
in 1994
All-time low
28.1%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Serbia, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 65.71991: 66.51992: 66.31993: 66.41994: 66.71995: 66.61996: 66.41997: 65.91998: 65.61999: 65.32000: 64.62001: 63.82002: 62.92003: 62.12004: 61.32005: 60.22006: 59.22007: 58.22008: 56.82009: 55.62010: 54.32011: 52.82012: 51.52013: 49.42014: 47.92015: 45.52016: 43.62017: 41.72018: 39.42019: 37.22020: 34.72021: 32.32022: 30.42023: 28.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Serbia is 28.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Serbia peaked at 66.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2023.

Serbia ranks 81st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Serbia, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 65.7%
1991 66.5% +1.2%
1992 66.3% -0.3%
1993 66.4% +0.2%
1994 66.7% +0.5%
1995 66.6% -0.1%
1996 66.4% -0.3%
1997 65.9% -0.8%
1998 65.6% -0.5%
1999 65.3% -0.5%
2000 64.6% -1.1%
2001 63.8% -1.2%
2002 62.9% -1.4%
2003 62.1% -1.3%
2004 61.3% -1.3%
2005 60.2% -1.8%
2006 59.2% -1.6%
2007 58.2% -1.8%
2008 56.8% -2.4%
2009 55.6% -2.1%
2010 54.3% -2.3%
2011 52.8% -2.8%
2012 51.5% -2.5%
2013 49.4% -4.1%
2014 47.9% -3.0%
2015 45.5% -5.0%
2016 43.6% -4.2%
2017 41.7% -4.4%
2018 39.4% -5.5%
2019 37.2% -5.6%
2020 34.7% -6.7%
2021 32.3% -6.9%
2022 30.4% -5.9%
2023 28.1% -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.1% 65.3% 66.7% 10
2000s 60.5% 55.6% 64.6% 10
2010s 46.3% 37.2% 54.3% 10
2020s 31.4% 28.1% 34.7% 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 78 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 31.6% compare
  2. 79 Peru 30.7% compare
  3. 80 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 28.5% compare
  4. 82 Kyrgyzstan 27.5% compare
  5. 83 South Africa 27.4% compare
  6. 84 Albania 26.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Serbia?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Serbia was 28.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 1994.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2023.
How does Serbia rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Serbia ranks 81st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
174 places, 5,916 data points, 1990–2023
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