Belgium vs Spain: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 27.3% against 24.3% in Belgium, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 162nd and Spain ranks 159th of 210 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.0% | 49.0% | 9.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 57.6% | 18.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 43.1% | 9.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 32.0% | 5.4% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 27.3% against 24.3% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Belgium and Spain?
- 3.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Belgium ranks 162nd and Spain ranks 159th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.