Belgium vs Netherlands: Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre

Belgium
-0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
-0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
204th
Netherlands rank
201st

Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
-0.00200.0020.004196619942023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports -0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against -0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 204th and Netherlands ranks 201st of 204 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s -0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre -0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Belgium
2020s -0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre -0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at -0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against -0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Belgium and Netherlands?
0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 204th and Netherlands ranks 201st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,193 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.