Australia vs Belgium: Electricity production in the United Kingdom

Australia
3.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium
3.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Belgium rank
30th

Electricity production in the United Kingdom over time

  • Australia
  • Belgium
0246196519952025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 3.77 terawatt-hours against 3.04 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 0.73 terawatt-hours.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 32nd and Belgium ranks 30th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Belgium in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Belgium Difference Ahead
1970s 0.409 terawatt-hours 0.1482 terawatt-hours 0.2608 terawatt-hours Australia
1980s 0.5104 terawatt-hours 0.1368 terawatt-hours 0.3736 terawatt-hours Australia
1990s 0.8499 terawatt-hours 0.312 terawatt-hours 0.5379 terawatt-hours Australia
2000s 2.6 terawatt-hours 1.75 terawatt-hours 0.855 terawatt-hours Australia
2010s 3.29 terawatt-hours 5.08 terawatt-hours 1.79 terawatt-hours Belgium
2020s 3.18 terawatt-hours 4.34 terawatt-hours 1.16 terawatt-hours Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production in the united kingdom, Australia or Belgium?
Belgium, at 3.77 terawatt-hours against 3.04 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity production in the united kingdom between Australia and Belgium?
0.73 terawatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for electricity production in the united kingdom?
Australia ranks 32nd and Belgium ranks 30th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity production in the United Kingdom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production in the United Kingdom
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,365 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.