Belgium vs Qatar: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Belgium
1.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
1.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
25th
Qatar rank
28th
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Belgium
- Qatar
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.93 terawatt-hours against 1.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 0.45 terawatt-hours.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Qatar ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 28th of 79 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0166 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0166 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4086 terawatt-hours | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 0.4078 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 0.5781 terawatt-hours | 0.4614 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Belgium or Qatar?
- Belgium, at 1.93 terawatt-hours against 1.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Belgium and Qatar?
- 0.45 terawatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Qatar rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 28th of 79 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 Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. 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.