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Serbia Coal

Reserves (2023)#15 World
7,839,628,720short tons
0.61%
of world reserves
214 years
at current production
Production (2024)#16 World
34,446,611short tons−5.9% YoY
Consumption (2024)#19 World
38,664,328short tons−5% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−11,555short tons

Production covers 89.1% of consumption.

Imports cover 8.5% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Coal Reserves in Serbia

  • Serbia holds 7,839,628,720 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#15 in the world), and accounting for about 0.61% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, Serbia has about 214 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Serbia

  • Serbia produced 34,446,611 short tons of coal in 2024 (#16 in the world), a decrease of 5.9% from 36,617,787 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Serbia

  • Serbia consumed 38,664,328 short tons of coal in 2024 (#19 in the world), a decrease of 5% from 2023. This represents 0.4% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Serbia averaged 11,480 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 31.45 pounds per day (#1 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Serbia

  • Serbia imported 3,275,997 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈8.5% of consumption).
  • Serbia exported 10,456 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈0.03% of production).
  • This made Serbia a net importer of 3,265,542 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Serbia

  • In 2024, Serbia produced approximately 94,374 short tons of coal per day and consumed 105,930 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 11,555 short tons.

Serbia Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———34,446,611−5.9%160.36%38,664,328−5%190.40%11,4803,275,99710,4563,265,542
20237,839,628,720150.61%36,617,787−5.4%160.38%40,714,362−0.27%180.43%12,0224,002,72916,3793,986,350
20227,839,628,720150.61%38,723,457−3.5%160.42%40,823,794−1.9%180.45%12,0231,186,5576,781.81,179,775
20218,282,757,340160.66%40,143,388−8.2%150.45%41,620,168−7.7%170.48%12,178713,50142,119671,381
20208,282,757,340160.66%43,732,018+2%150.52%45,081,713+5.1%160.54%13,052572,78079,659493,121
20198,282,757,340160.67%42,858,386+3.3%170.48%42,884,729+0.37%180.50%12,312674,508102,945571,563
20188,282,757,340160.67%41,500,822−5.4%170.48%42,725,700−3.9%180.49%12,173681,61888,964592,653
20178,282,757,340160.68%43,878,507+3.6%160.52%44,453,173+2.9%180.52%12,569700,29376,185624,108
20168,282,757,340160.68%42,372,796+1.6%160.52%43,189,608+1.4%180.51%12,122570,29580,852489,443
20158,282,757,340160.69%41,695,978+26%170.48%42,594,361+25.2%200.49%11,8691,090,20983,3641,006,845
20148,282,757,340160.72%33,081,425−25.5%200.37%34,015,082−23.7%230.38%9,413.1688,67358,724629,950
20138,282,757,340140.77%44,419,786+5.4%170.49%44,558,677+4.2%190.49%12,248455,73253,044402,689
20128,282,757,340130.79%42,145,721−7%180.47%42,743,173−8.3%200.48%11,671738,64429,530709,114
20118,282,757,340130.80%45,310,453+8.2%180.52%46,601,258+12.2%200.54%12,655914,19639,054875,142
20108,282,757,340130.83%41,861,325−1.4%180.51%41,533,938−3.6%200.51%11,232560,347142,144418,203
20098,282,757,340130.83%42,437,833−0.54%180.55%43,083,786+0.89%200.56%11,605427,619153,770273,849
20088,282,757,340120.84%42,669,318+4.2%180.56%42,704,592+3.4%210.56%11,458653,526142,704510,822
2007———40,948,612+1%180.56%41,283,714+2.4%220.55%11,034587,076122,334464,742
2006———40,542,962—180.58%40,321,397—220.57%10,736621,832105,408516,423

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