Belgium vs United Kingdom: Electricity generation from nuclear
Belgium
24.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
36.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
13th
Electricity generation from nuclear over time
- Belgium
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 36.38 terawatt-hours against 24.11 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 12.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 208 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0366 terawatt-hours | 22.79 terawatt-hours | 22.75 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 5.3 terawatt-hours | 32.66 terawatt-hours | 27.36 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 29.32 terawatt-hours | 53.35 terawatt-hours | 24.03 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 43.89 terawatt-hours | 86.71 terawatt-hours | 42.82 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 47.18 terawatt-hours | 77.34 terawatt-hours | 30.15 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 39.68 terawatt-hours | 66.95 terawatt-hours | 27.28 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 36.16 terawatt-hours | 43.55 terawatt-hours | 7.4 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear, Belgium or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 36.38 terawatt-hours against 24.11 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear between Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 12.27 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear?
- Belgium ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from nuclear. 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.