Belgium vs Zimbabwe: Coal consumption
Belgium
33.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zimbabwe
37.2 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Belgium rank
41st
Zimbabwe rank
39th
Coal consumption over time
- Belgium
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 37.2 terawatt-hours against 33.54 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 3.66 terawatt-hours.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 220 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 116.48 terawatt-hours | 24.35 terawatt-hours | 92.13 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1990s | 102.08 terawatt-hours | 32.76 terawatt-hours | 69.32 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2000s | 64.14 terawatt-hours | 25.21 terawatt-hours | 38.93 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 38.73 terawatt-hours | 21.76 terawatt-hours | 16.98 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 29.84 terawatt-hours | 24.8 terawatt-hours | 5.04 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Belgium or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 37.2 terawatt-hours against 33.54 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Belgium and Zimbabwe?
- 3.66 terawatt-hours, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Zimbabwe rank globally for coal consumption?
- Belgium ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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.