Belgium vs Denmark: Primary energy from renewables
Belgium
44.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark
48.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
39th
Denmark rank
37th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 48.68 terawatt-hours against 44.33 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 4.35 terawatt-hours.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 39th and Denmark ranks 37th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2566 terawatt-hours | 0.0238 terawatt-hours | 0.2328 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.5538 terawatt-hours | 0.0251 terawatt-hours | 0.5287 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.7568 terawatt-hours | 0.275 terawatt-hours | 0.4818 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 3.68 terawatt-hours | 2.43 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 13.82 terawatt-hours | 7.68 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 27.92 terawatt-hours | 29.98 terawatt-hours | 2.06 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 42.51 terawatt-hours | 45.36 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 48.68 terawatt-hours against 44.33 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Belgium and Denmark?
- 4.35 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Belgium ranks 39th and Denmark ranks 37th 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 renewables. 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.