Belgium vs Netherlands: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
42.14 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
42.16 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
18th
Netherlands rank
17th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 42.16 kilowatt-hours per person against 42.14 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.02 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 55.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 60.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 47.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 56.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 53.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 63.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 58.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 66.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 49.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 58.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.99 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 43.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.88 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 42.16 kilowatt-hours per person against 42.14 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.02 kilowatt-hours per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.