Electricity demand in Belgium
Belgium: Electricity demand was 86.56 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
86.56 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
44th
of 214 countries
All-time high
93.66 terawatt-hours
in 2008
All-time low
66.57 terawatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity demand in Belgium, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 86.56 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Belgium peaked at 93.66 terawatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 66.57 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 44th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Belgium, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.57 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 69.34 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 71.55 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 72.31 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 75.32 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 77.59 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 79.33 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 81.15 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 83.48 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 84.22 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 87.12 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 87.74 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 88.53 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 89.98 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 90.69 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 90.68 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.5 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 93.59 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 93.66 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.92 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 93.59 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 91.82 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 91.45 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 91.59 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.8 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 89.43 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.49 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 91.36 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 91.2 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.84 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 87.96 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 91.52 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 86.8 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 83.77 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 86.35 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 86.56 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 86.56 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 2.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 86.56 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.64 terawatt-hours, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.09 terawatt-hours | 66.57 terawatt-hours | 84.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.34 terawatt-hours | 87.12 terawatt-hours | 93.66 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.06 terawatt-hours | 88.8 terawatt-hours | 93.59 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.16 terawatt-hours | 83.77 terawatt-hours | 91.52 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More energy & mining data for Belgium
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Belgium?
- Electricity demand in Belgium was 86.56 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 93.66 terawatt-hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.57 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for electricity demand?
- Belgium ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.