Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — Belgium

Primary energy consumption in Belgium in 2024 — 2.283 quad Btu. Ranked 38 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 7.7%.

2024 2.283 quad Btu +0.91% vs 2023
World rank 38of 218
Period maximum 2.863 quad Btu2008
Period minimum 1.832 quad Btu1983

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — Belgium, 1980–20241.522.5319801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 2.12 quad Btu1981: 1.993 quad Btu1982: 1.864 quad Btu1983: 1.832 quad Btu1984: 1.873 quad Btu1985: 1.947 quad Btu1986: 2.025 quad Btu1987: 2.089 quad Btu1988: 2.145 quad Btu1989: 2.158 quad Btu1990: 2.213 quad Btu1991: 2.291 quad Btu1992: 2.293 quad Btu1993: 2.261 quad Btu1994: 2.405 quad Btu1995: 2.441 quad Btu1996: 2.583 quad Btu1997: 2.595 quad Btu1998: 2.657 quad Btu1999: 2.64 quad Btu2000: 2.7 quad Btu2001: 2.694 quad Btu2002: 2.68 quad Btu2003: 2.767 quad Btu2004: 2.803 quad Btu2005: 2.776 quad Btu2006: 2.767 quad Btu2007: 2.779 quad Btu2008: 2.863 quad Btu2009: 2.612 quad Btu2010: 2.808 quad Btu2011: 2.615 quad Btu2012: 2.53 quad Btu2013: 2.599 quad Btu2014: 2.417 quad Btu2015: 2.444 quad Btu2016: 2.595 quad Btu2017: 2.603 quad Btu2018: 2.618 quad Btu2019: 2.615 quad Btu2020: 2.352 quad Btu2021: 2.618 quad Btu2022: 2.412 quad Btu2023: 2.262 quad Btu2024: 2.283 quad Btu
Change over the period: +0.163 (+7.67%) Average annual rate: 0.17 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Belgium 2.283 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Europe & Central Asia computed 114.383 quad Btu
Western Europe computed 26.107 quad Btu
High-income countries computed 272.729 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 2.283 +0.021 +0.91%
2023 2.262 −0.15 −6.22%
2022 2.412 −0.206 −7.86%
2021 2.618 +0.266 +11.3%
2020 2.352 −0.263 −10.05%
2019 2.615 −0.003 −0.11%
2018 2.618 +0.015 +0.56%
2017 2.603 +0.008 +0.29%
2016 2.595 +0.152 +6.22%
2015 2.444 +0.027 +1.11%
2014 2.417 −0.182 −7%
2013 2.599 +0.068 +2.69%
2012 2.53 −0.084 −3.23%
2011 2.615 −0.193 −6.87%
2010 2.808 +0.196 +7.51%
2009 2.612 −0.252 −8.79%
2008 2.863 +0.085 +3.05%
2007 2.779 +0.011 +0.41%
2006 2.767 −0.009 −0.32%
2005 2.776 −0.027 −0.97%
2004 2.803 +0.036 +1.31%
2003 2.767 +0.087 +3.24%
2002 2.68 −0.014 −0.52%
2001 2.694 −0.005 −0.2%
2000 2.7 +0.06 +2.27%
1999 2.64 −0.017 −0.65%
1998 2.657 +0.063 +2.41%
1997 2.595 +0.012 +0.47%
1996 2.583 +0.142 +5.81%
1995 2.441 +0.036 +1.5%
1994 2.405 +0.144 +6.37%
1993 2.261 −0.033 −1.43%
1992 2.293 +0.002 +0.1%
1991 2.291 +0.079 +3.55%
1990 2.213 +0.055 +2.54%
1989 2.158 +0.013 +0.6%
1988 2.145 +0.056 +2.69%
1987 2.089 +0.064 +3.14%
1986 2.025 +0.078 +4.03%
1985 1.947 +0.074 +3.95%
1984 1.873 +0.041 +2.21%
1983 1.832 −0.032 −1.72%
1982 1.864 −0.129 −6.47%
1981 1.993 −0.127 −5.99%
1980 2.12

Western Europe, 2024

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About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).