Australia vs Belgium: Primary energy use by source
Australia
9.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium
12.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
31st
Belgium rank
28th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 12.47 terawatt-hours against 9.41 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 3.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 31st and Belgium ranks 28th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8685 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.8685 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 0.3594 terawatt-hours | 0.7909 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.55 terawatt-hours | 0.4145 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.58 terawatt-hours | 0.9403 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.89 terawatt-hours | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.98 terawatt-hours | 15.46 terawatt-hours | 5.48 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 9.99 terawatt-hours | 13.34 terawatt-hours | 3.35 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 12.47 terawatt-hours against 9.41 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Australia and Belgium?
- 3.06 terawatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Australia ranks 31st and Belgium ranks 28th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.