Belgium vs Korea: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Belgium
11.8%
in 2025
Korea
15.5%
in 2025
Belgium rank
13th
Korea rank
12th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Belgium
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 15.5% against 11.8% in Belgium, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Korea ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and Korea ranks 12th of 216 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 0.4% | 2.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 8.3% | 7.5% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 12.5% | 7.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 15.5% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.5% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.8% | 1.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Belgium or Korea?
- Korea, at 15.5% against 11.8% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Belgium and Korea?
- 3.7%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Korea rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Belgium ranks 13th and Korea ranks 12th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. 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.