Belgium vs Japan: GDP per unit of energy use
GDP per unit of energy use over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 18.2 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 18.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Japan, a difference of 0.18 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Belgium ranks 50th and Japan ranks 51st of 171 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.17 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 6.25 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 2.08 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.06 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 7.98 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 1.92 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.58 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 11.62 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 2.04 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.45 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 15.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 0.5042 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Belgium or Japan?
- Belgium, at 18.2 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 18.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Belgium and Japan?
- 0.18 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
- Belgium ranks 50th and Japan ranks 51st of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.