Austria vs Belgium: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Austria
2.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium
1.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
22nd
Belgium rank
25th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2.31 terawatt-hours against 1.93 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 0.38 terawatt-hours.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 22nd and Belgium ranks 25th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | 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 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.0047 terawatt-hours | 0.0166 terawatt-hours | 0.0119 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.1653 terawatt-hours | 0.4086 terawatt-hours | 0.2433 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 0.4182 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 2.31 terawatt-hours against 1.93 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.38 terawatt-hours, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Austria ranks 22nd and Belgium ranks 25th 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 solar. 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.