Belgium vs Germany: Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
Belgium
-24.1%
in 2025
Germany
-100.0%
in 2024
Belgium rank
31st
Germany rank
33rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Belgium currently reports -24.1% against -100.0% in Germany, a difference of 75.9%.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 31st and Germany ranks 33rd of 36 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 455.9% | 195.3% | 260.5% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 587.9% | 25.3% | 562.6% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 12.6% | 2.1% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -2.1% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.2% | -5.4% | 8.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | -3.5% | -47.2% | 43.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear, Belgium or Germany?
- Belgium, at -24.1% against -100.0% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between Belgium and Germany?
- 75.9%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Belgium ranks 31st and Germany ranks 33rd of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear. 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.