Belgium vs Italy: Annual change in primary energy use
Belgium
-15.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
-11.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
210th
Italy rank
207th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports -11.21 terawatt-hours against -15.5 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 4.29 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 210th and Italy ranks 207th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.48 terawatt-hours | 86.32 terawatt-hours | 61.84 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 8.27 terawatt-hours | 48.8 terawatt-hours | 40.53 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.8862 terawatt-hours | 8.34 terawatt-hours | 7.45 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 13.15 terawatt-hours | 20.74 terawatt-hours | 7.59 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | -0.5483 terawatt-hours | -8.01 terawatt-hours | 7.46 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.7286 terawatt-hours | -19.69 terawatt-hours | 20.42 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | -20.59 terawatt-hours | -29 terawatt-hours | 8.41 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Belgium or Italy?
- Italy, at -11.21 terawatt-hours against -15.5 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Belgium and Italy?
- 4.29 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Belgium ranks 210th and Italy ranks 207th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.