Austria vs Belgium: Coal consumption
Austria
26.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium
33.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
44th
Belgium rank
41st
Coal consumption over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 33.54 terawatt-hours against 26.57 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 6.97 terawatt-hours.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 44th and Belgium ranks 41st of 220 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.75 terawatt-hours | 206.53 terawatt-hours | 151.78 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1970s | 45.37 terawatt-hours | 129.54 terawatt-hours | 84.17 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1980s | 45.12 terawatt-hours | 116.48 terawatt-hours | 71.35 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1990s | 40.62 terawatt-hours | 102.08 terawatt-hours | 61.45 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2000s | 44.15 terawatt-hours | 64.14 terawatt-hours | 19.99 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 36.68 terawatt-hours | 38.73 terawatt-hours | 2.05 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 28.3 terawatt-hours | 30.46 terawatt-hours | 2.16 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 33.54 terawatt-hours against 26.57 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Austria and Belgium?
- 6.97 terawatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for coal consumption?
- Austria ranks 44th and Belgium ranks 41st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.