Belgium vs Netherlands: Share of primary energy from coal
Belgium
5.5%
in 2025
Netherlands
6.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
39th
Netherlands rank
38th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.0% against 5.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 39th and Netherlands ranks 38th of 78 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 | 47.3% | 18.8% | 28.5% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 23.4% | 4.7% | 18.8% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 8.5% | 12.6% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 9.7% | 5.4% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 9.5% | 4.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 5.9% | 1.3% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 6.0% against 5.5% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.5%, 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 share of primary energy from coal?
- Belgium ranks 39th and Netherlands ranks 38th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.