Belgium vs Denmark: Renewable electricity generation by source
Belgium
13.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark
19.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
21st
Denmark rank
18th
Renewable electricity generation by source over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 19.21 terawatt-hours against 13.72 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 5.49 terawatt-hours.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 21st and Denmark ranks 18th of 212 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0053 terawatt-hours | 0.2549 terawatt-hours | 0.2496 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.307 terawatt-hours | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 5.6 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4.95 terawatt-hours | 12.38 terawatt-hours | 7.43 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 13.4 terawatt-hours | 18.4 terawatt-hours | 5.01 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable electricity generation by source, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 19.21 terawatt-hours against 13.72 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable electricity generation by source between Belgium and Denmark?
- 5.49 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Denmark ranks 18th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Renewable electricity generation 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.