Belgium vs Taiwan, China: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Belgium
4.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan, China
6.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
28th
Taiwan, China rank
25th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Belgium
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 6.62 terawatt-hours against 4.46 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 2.16 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Taiwan, China ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Taiwan, China ranks 25th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.47 terawatt-hours | 6.8 terawatt-hours | 17.68 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1970s | 4.72 terawatt-hours | 17.71 terawatt-hours | 12.99 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | -8.12 terawatt-hours | 18.61 terawatt-hours | 26.72 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | 10.69 terawatt-hours | 37.7 terawatt-hours | 27.01 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | -1.32 terawatt-hours | 24.82 terawatt-hours | 26.14 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | -0.1907 terawatt-hours | 12.18 terawatt-hours | 12.37 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | -12.08 terawatt-hours | -11.06 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Belgium or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 6.62 terawatt-hours against 4.46 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Belgium and Taiwan, China?
- 2.16 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Taiwan, China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Taiwan, China rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Taiwan, China ranks 25th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.