Belgium vs China: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Belgium
0.9%
in 2025
China
0.8%
in 2025
Belgium rank
31st
China rank
34th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Belgium
- China
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
Belgium ranks 31st and China ranks 34th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 10.3% | 9.3% | China |
| 1980s | -1.5% | 5.0% | 6.5% | China |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1.6% | China |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 9.0% | 9.1% | China |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 3.0% | 2.9% | China |
| 2020s | -2.1% | 2.8% | 4.8% | China |
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 China?
- Belgium, at 0.9% against 0.8% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Belgium and China?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and China rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Belgium ranks 31st and China ranks 34th 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.