Belgium vs IDA & IBRD total: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Belgium
6,963 kWh per capita
in 2025
IDA & IBRD total
2,727 kWh per capita
in 2024
Belgium rank
25th
IDA & IBRD total rank
23rd
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Belgium
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6,963 kWh per capita against 2,727 kWh per capita in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 4,236 kWh per capita.
That makes Belgium's figure about 2.6 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 25th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd of 151 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,241 kWh per capita | 887.13 kWh per capita | 6,354 kWh per capita | Belgium |
| 2000s | 8,368 kWh per capita | 1,220 kWh per capita | 7,148 kWh per capita | Belgium |
| 2010s | 7,881 kWh per capita | 1,932 kWh per capita | 5,949 kWh per capita | Belgium |
| 2020s | 7,284 kWh per capita | 2,484 kWh per capita | 4,800 kWh per capita | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Belgium or IDA & IBRD total?
- Belgium, at 6,963 kWh per capita against 2,727 kWh per capita in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Belgium and IDA & IBRD total?
- 4,236 kWh per capita, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and IDA & IBRD total?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Belgium ranks 25th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.