Belgium vs Low & middle income: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Belgium
6,963 kWh per capita
in 2025
Low & middle income
2,586 kWh per capita
in 2024
Belgium rank
25th
Low & middle income rank
24th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Belgium
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6,963 kWh per capita against 2,586 kWh per capita in Low & middle income, a difference of 4,377 kWh per capita.
That makes Belgium's figure about 2.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 151 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,241 kWh per capita | 690.16 kWh per capita | 6,551 kWh per capita | Belgium |
| 2000s | 8,368 kWh per capita | 1,055 kWh per capita | 7,313 kWh per capita | Belgium |
| 2010s | 7,881 kWh per capita | 1,781 kWh per capita | 6,100 kWh per capita | Belgium |
| 2020s | 7,284 kWh per capita | 2,344 kWh per capita | 4,940 kWh per capita | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Belgium or Low & middle income?
- Belgium, at 6,963 kWh per capita against 2,586 kWh per capita in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Belgium and Low & middle income?
- 4,377 kWh per capita, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Low & middle income rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 24th 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.