Belgium vs Netherlands: Primary energy use, per square kilometre

Belgium
0.0207 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0255 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
15th
Netherlands rank
13th

Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
00.010.020.03196519942023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0255 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0207 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 204 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0329 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0079 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.0233 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0311 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0078 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 0.0221 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0272 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.0255 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0207 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Belgium and Netherlands?
0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,376 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.