Australia vs Belgium: Renewable energy

Australia
9.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium
12.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
31st
Belgium rank
28th

Renewable energy over time

  • Australia
  • Belgium
051015196519952025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 12.47 terawatt-hours against 9.41 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 3.06 terawatt-hours.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 31st and Belgium ranks 28th of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Belgium in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Belgium Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8685 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.8685 terawatt-hours Australia
1970s 1.15 terawatt-hours 0.3594 terawatt-hours 0.7909 terawatt-hours Australia
1980s 1.55 terawatt-hours 0.4145 terawatt-hours 1.13 terawatt-hours Australia
1990s 2.58 terawatt-hours 0.9403 terawatt-hours 1.64 terawatt-hours Australia
2000s 7.89 terawatt-hours 5.29 terawatt-hours 2.59 terawatt-hours Australia
2010s 9.98 terawatt-hours 15.46 terawatt-hours 5.48 terawatt-hours Belgium
2020s 9.99 terawatt-hours 13.34 terawatt-hours 3.35 terawatt-hours Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, Australia or Belgium?
Belgium, at 12.47 terawatt-hours against 9.41 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between Australia and Belgium?
3.06 terawatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for renewable energy?
Australia ranks 31st and Belgium ranks 28th of 79 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 Renewable energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.