Belgium vs Netherlands: Coal consumption per person
Belgium
2,852 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
2,871 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
36th
Netherlands rank
35th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2,871 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,852 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 19 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,746 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,086 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,660 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 13,323 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,786 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,537 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11,790 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,902 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,888 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10,106 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,260 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,846 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 6,142 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,748 kilowatt-hours per person | 393.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3,451 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,820 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,369 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2,611 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,980 kilowatt-hours per person | 368.16 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2,871 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 Belgium and Netherlands?
- 19 kilowatt-hours per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Belgium ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 35th 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.