Belgium vs Egypt: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Belgium
9.2%
in 2025
Egypt
9.9%
in 2025
Belgium rank
14th
Egypt rank
12th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Belgium
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9.9% against 9.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Egypt ranks 12th of 78 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.5% | 8.5% | 11.0% | Egypt |
| 1970s | -4.2% | 6.3% | 10.5% | Egypt |
| 1980s | -0.3% | 3.3% | 3.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | -3.1% | -0.3% | 2.8% | Egypt |
| 2000s | -7.4% | -1.1% | 6.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 18.7% | 17.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | -0.2% | 2.8% | 3.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Belgium or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 9.9% against 9.2% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Belgium and Egypt?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Egypt?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Egypt rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Egypt ranks 12th of 78 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.