Belgium vs South Africa: Primary energy from renewables
Belgium
44.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
33.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
40th
South Africa rank
43rd
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Belgium
- South Africa
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 44.33 terawatt-hours against 33.63 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 10.7 terawatt-hours.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2566 terawatt-hours | 0.0288 terawatt-hours | 0.2278 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.5538 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 0.5541 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.7568 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 0.7033 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 0.0603 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 3.33 terawatt-hours | 2.81 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 27.92 terawatt-hours | 7.79 terawatt-hours | 20.13 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 42.51 terawatt-hours | 25.25 terawatt-hours | 17.25 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Belgium or South Africa?
- Belgium, at 44.33 terawatt-hours against 33.63 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Belgium and South Africa?
- 10.7 terawatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and South Africa rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Belgium ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.