Austria vs Belgium: Global primary energy use by source
Austria
14.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium
12.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
27th
Belgium rank
28th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 14.55 terawatt-hours against 12.47 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 2.08 terawatt-hours.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 27th and Belgium ranks 28th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3594 terawatt-hours | 0.3594 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 0.4145 terawatt-hours | 1.19 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1990s | 4.51 terawatt-hours | 0.9403 terawatt-hours | 3.56 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 8.11 terawatt-hours | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 2.82 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 14.26 terawatt-hours | 15.46 terawatt-hours | 1.2 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 14.07 terawatt-hours | 13.34 terawatt-hours | 0.7298 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 14.55 terawatt-hours against 12.47 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Austria and Belgium?
- 2.08 terawatt-hours, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Austria ranks 27th and Belgium ranks 28th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global 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.