Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Belgium
0.0373 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Belgium rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Belgium
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.020.04199020052021

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0373 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0273 kWh per US$ of GDP.

That makes Belgium's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 205 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s -0.0023 kWh per US$ of GDP -0.0067 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0044 kWh per US$ of GDP Belgium
2000s 0.005 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0044 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP Belgium
2010s 0.0251 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0051 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.02 kWh per US$ of GDP Belgium
2020s 0.0405 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0097 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0309 kWh per US$ of GDP Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Belgium, at 0.0373 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0273 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Belgium ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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