Belgium vs Netherlands: Coal consumption, annual growth rate
Belgium
9.18 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands
10.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Belgium rank
32nd
Netherlands rank
29th
Coal consumption, annual growth rate over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 10.04 % change on previous year against 9.18 % change on previous year in Belgium, a difference of 0.86 % change on previous year.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 29th of 137 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.5 % change on previous year | -8.23 % change on previous year | 5.73 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 1970s | -4.24 % change on previous year | -4.54 % change on previous year | 0.2974 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 1980s | -0.3458 % change on previous year | 9.35 % change on previous year | 9.69 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1990s | -3.11 % change on previous year | -0.7396 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -7.35 % change on previous year | 0.1581 % change on previous year | 7.51 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.8321 % change on previous year | -0.8032 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2020s | -0.2293 % change on previous year | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, annual growth rate, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 10.04 % change on previous year against 9.18 % change on previous year in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption, annual growth rate between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.86 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for coal consumption, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 29th of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Coal consumption. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.