Belgium vs Canada: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Belgium
0.9%
in 2025
Canada
1.5%
in 2025
Belgium rank
31st
Canada rank
28th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.5% against 0.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Belgium ranks 31st and Canada ranks 28th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 3.6% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 1980s | -1.5% | 1.1% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Belgium |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 2020s | -2.1% | -0.1% | 1.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Belgium or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.5% against 0.9% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Belgium and Canada?
- 0.6%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Belgium ranks 31st and Canada ranks 28th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.