Austria vs Belgium: Net energy embedded in traded goods
Austria
91.67 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Belgium
163.63 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Austria rank
11th
Belgium rank
9th
Net energy embedded in traded goods over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 163.63 terawatt-hours against 91.67 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 71.96 terawatt-hours.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.8 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 11th and Belgium ranks 9th of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.61 terawatt-hours | 17.73 terawatt-hours | 86.88 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 97.96 terawatt-hours | 78.22 terawatt-hours | 19.74 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 88.46 terawatt-hours | 147.9 terawatt-hours | 59.44 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 91.67 terawatt-hours | 163.63 terawatt-hours | 71.96 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net energy embedded in traded goods, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 163.63 terawatt-hours against 91.67 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in net energy embedded in traded goods between Austria and Belgium?
- 71.96 terawatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for net energy embedded in traded goods?
- Austria ranks 11th and Belgium ranks 9th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Net energy embedded in traded goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net energy embedded in traded goods is the difference in energy embedded in exported goods, and imported goods. A positive value means that a country is a net importer; a negative means it's a net exporter. Measured in terawatt-hours.