Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Belgium

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Belgium in 2025 — 20.11%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 20.45 pp.

2025 20.11% −3.61 pp vs 2024
World rank 21of 91
Period maximum 41.88%2003
Period minimum 20.11%2025

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Belgium, 2000–2025203040502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 40.56%2001: 39.68%2002: 40.08%2003: 41.88%2004: 41.13%2005: 41.09%2006: 40.48%2007: 40.42%2008: 39.82%2009: 41.33%2010: 41.41%2011: 36.61%2012: 37.68%2013: 33.66%2014: 35.52%2015: 40.75%2016: 31.48%2017: 32%2018: 38.06%2019: 32.06%2020: 34.44%2021: 26.48%2022: 27.58%2023: 26.47%2024: 23.72%2025: 20.11%
Change over the period: −20.45 pp Annual average: -0.82 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 20.11%
Europe & Central Asia computed 40.99%
Western Europe computed 22.88%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.11 −3.61 pp
2024 23.72 −2.75 pp
2023 26.47 −1.11 pp
2022 27.58 +1.1 pp
2021 26.48 −7.96 pp
2020 34.44 +2.38 pp
2019 32.06 −6 pp
2018 38.06 +6.06 pp
2017 32 +0.52 pp
2016 31.48 −9.27 pp
2015 40.75 +5.23 pp
2014 35.52 +1.86 pp
2013 33.66 −4.02 pp
2012 37.68 +1.07 pp
2011 36.61 −4.8 pp
2010 41.41 +0.08 pp
2009 41.33 +1.51 pp
2008 39.82 −0.6 pp
2007 40.42 −0.06 pp
2006 40.48 −0.61 pp
2005 41.09 −0.04 pp
2004 41.13 −0.75 pp
2003 41.88 +1.8 pp
2002 40.08 +0.4 pp
2001 39.68 −0.88 pp
2000 40.56

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.