Belgium vs Netherlands: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Belgium
2.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
3.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
28th
Netherlands rank
26th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.18 terawatt-hours against 2.85 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 0.33 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0105 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0105 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.0959 terawatt-hours | 0.3352 terawatt-hours | 0.2393 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | -0.0298 terawatt-hours | -0.0564 terawatt-hours | 0.0266 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0966 terawatt-hours | 0.3372 terawatt-hours | 0.2406 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 0.8278 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 0.526 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 8.43 terawatt-hours | 6.93 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.18 terawatt-hours against 2.85 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.33 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 77 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 renewables. 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.