Belgium vs India: Share of primary energy from solar
Belgium
1.7%
in 2025
India
1.6%
in 2025
Belgium rank
29th
India rank
30th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Belgium
- India
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Belgium ranks 29th and India ranks 30th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Belgium or India?
- Belgium, at 1.7% against 1.6% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Belgium and India?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and India rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Belgium ranks 29th and India ranks 30th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar. 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 total energy supply.