Belgium vs Philippines: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Belgium
-2.5%
in 2025
Philippines
-2.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
189th
Philippines rank
186th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Belgium
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports -2.0% against -2.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Philippines ahead.
Belgium ranks 189th and Philippines ranks 186th of 216 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 11.3% | 5.6% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 5.2% | 3.7% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 5.9% | 3.9% | Philippines |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 4.9% | 4.7% | Philippines |
| 2020s | -2.7% | 2.4% | 5.1% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Belgium or Philippines?
- Philippines, at -2.0% against -2.5% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Belgium and Philippines?
- 0.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Philippines?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Philippines rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Belgium ranks 189th and Philippines ranks 186th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.