Austria vs Belgium: Coal consumption per person
Austria
2,916 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium
2,852 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
34th
Belgium rank
36th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2,916 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,852 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 64 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 34th and Belgium ranks 36th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,438 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,746 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,309 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 6,011 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,323 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,312 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 5,959 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,790 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,830 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 5,150 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,106 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,956 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 5,394 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,142 kilowatt-hours per person | 748.72 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4,266 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,451 kilowatt-hours per person | 814.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 3,127 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,611 kilowatt-hours per person | 515.69 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 2,916 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,852 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Austria and Belgium?
- 64 kilowatt-hours per person, with Austria 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 per person?
- Austria ranks 34th and Belgium ranks 36th of 218 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 per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.