Energy dependence in natural gas fell 4.55% to 75.6% in Serbia in 2016, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, energy dependence in natural gas in Serbia reached an all time high of 90.4% in 2009 and an all time low of 44.8% in 1994. When compared to Serbia's main peers, energy dependence in natural gas in Bosnia and Herzegovina amounted to 100%, 33.5% in Croatia, 78.9% in Hungary and 13.0% in Romania in 2016.
Serbia has been ranked 24th within the group of 31 countries we follow in terms of energy dependence in natural gas, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Energy Dependence (Natural Gas) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | 75.3% | 104% | 87.3% | 74.7% | 96.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100% | ||
| Bulgaria | % | 92.6% | 86.1% | 83.3% | 92.8% | 94.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 18.1% | 19.5% | 37.1% | 31.8% | 28.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 84.8% | 110% | 89.0% | 100% | 96.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 78.7% | 65.6% | 72.3% | 72.1% | 97.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 90.5% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 88.1% | 89.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Montenegro | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poland | % | 69.3% | 75.1% | 73.4% | 74.2% | 72.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 16.8% | 22.2% | 21.3% | 11.8% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 84.5% | 73.1% | 84.9% | 80.5% | 69.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 99.9% | 105% | 89.8% | 95.3% | 105% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 99.3% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |