Belgium vs Spain: Global primary energy use by source
Belgium
12.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
18.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
28th
Spain rank
25th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 18.98 terawatt-hours against 12.47 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 6.51 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Spain ranks 25th of 77 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.3594 terawatt-hours | 0.4373 terawatt-hours | 0.0779 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.4145 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.9403 terawatt-hours | 2.94 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 8.25 terawatt-hours | 2.95 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 15.46 terawatt-hours | 16.16 terawatt-hours | 0.7046 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 13.34 terawatt-hours | 19.2 terawatt-hours | 5.86 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 18.98 terawatt-hours against 12.47 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Belgium and Spain?
- 6.51 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Spain ranks 25th 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.