Belgium vs Czechia: Global primary energy use by source
Belgium
12.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Czechia
17.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
28th
Czechia rank
26th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Belgium
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 17.77 terawatt-hours against 12.47 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 5.3 terawatt-hours.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Czechia ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Czechia ranks 26th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Czechia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.3594 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3594 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.4145 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4145 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.9403 terawatt-hours | 0.89 terawatt-hours | 0.0503 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2000s | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 2.6 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 15.46 terawatt-hours | 12.53 terawatt-hours | 2.93 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 13.34 terawatt-hours | 16.38 terawatt-hours | 3.04 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Belgium or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 17.77 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 Czechia?
- 5.3 terawatt-hours, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Czechia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Czechia rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Czechia ranks 26th of 79 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.