Belgium vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Belgium
731,534 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
482,623 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Belgium rank
5th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
8th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Belgium
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 731,534 kWh per square kilometre against 482,623 kWh per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 248,911 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 68,396 kWh per square kilometre 45,912 kWh per square kilometre 22,484 kWh per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 419,883 kWh per square kilometre 273,158 kWh per square kilometre 146,726 kWh per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 746,170 kWh per square kilometre 505,508 kWh per square kilometre 240,662 kWh per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Belgium or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Belgium, at 731,534 kWh per square kilometre against 482,623 kWh per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
248,911 kWh per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Belgium ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th 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.