Belgium vs Taiwan: Primary energy from solar
Belgium
10.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
15.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
26th
Taiwan rank
23rd
Primary energy from solar over time
- Belgium
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 15.98 terawatt-hours against 10.49 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 5.49 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan'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 Taiwan ahead.
Belgium ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 23rd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0218 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0.0198 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 1.57 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 7.42 terawatt-hours | 11.67 terawatt-hours | 4.25 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Belgium or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 15.98 terawatt-hours against 10.49 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Belgium and Taiwan?
- 5.49 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Taiwan rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Belgium ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 23rd 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 Primary energy from solar. 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.