Belgium vs Czechia: Direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Belgium
5.6%
in 2024
Czechia
9.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
12th
Czechia rank
9th
Direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Belgium
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 9.1% against 5.6% in Belgium, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.6 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Czechia ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Czechia ranks 9th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Czechia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 0.7% | 5.2% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 2.8% | 4.6% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.0% | 2.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.8% | 0.3% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 8.3% | 1.7% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Belgium or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 9.1% against 5.6% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Belgium and Czechia?
- 3.5%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Czechia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Czechia rank globally for direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Czechia ranks 9th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the total (direct) primary energy.