Belgium vs Netherlands: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Belgium
731,534 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Netherlands
1.20 million kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Belgium rank
5th
Netherlands rank
2nd

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.20 million kWh per square kilometre against 731,534 kWh per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 467,856 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 208 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 68,396 kWh per square kilometre 183,457 kWh per square kilometre 115,061 kWh per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 419,883 kWh per square kilometre 434,796 kWh per square kilometre 14,912 kWh per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 746,170 kWh per square kilometre 1.09 million kWh per square kilometre 339,026 kWh per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.20 million kWh per square kilometre against 731,534 kWh per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Belgium and Netherlands?
467,856 kWh per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.