Electricity generation in Belgium
Belgium: Electricity generation was 72.89 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation in Belgium, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation in Belgium stood at 72.89 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in Belgium peaked at 99.4 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.32 terawatt-hours, in 1985.
Belgium ranks 48th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation in Belgium, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 57.32 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 58.68 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 63.37 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 65.35 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 67.55 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 70.29 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 71.19 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 71.42 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 70.08 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 71.34 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 73.52 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 75.14 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 77.88 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 82.09 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 83.37 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 82.79 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 78.63 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 80.94 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 83.57 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 82.91 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 84.38 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 83.34 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.81 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 83.06 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 89.76 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 93.04 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 89.28 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 81.51 terawatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 81.95 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 71.2 terawatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 68.43 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 84.31 terawatt-hours | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 85.34 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 73.87 terawatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 92.69 terawatt-hours | +25.5% |
| 2020 | 88.29 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 99.4 terawatt-hours | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 94.33 terawatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 82.13 terawatt-hours | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 76.01 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 72.89 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 72.89 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.95 terawatt-hours, 2.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 72.89 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.62 terawatt-hours, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +25.5% | 73.87 terawatt-hours | 92.69 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.45 terawatt-hours | 57.32 terawatt-hours | 67.55 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 74.63 terawatt-hours | 70.08 terawatt-hours | 83.37 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.62 terawatt-hours | 78.63 terawatt-hours | 89.76 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.16 terawatt-hours | 68.43 terawatt-hours | 93.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.51 terawatt-hours | 72.89 terawatt-hours | 99.4 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 generation in Belgium?
- Electricity generation in Belgium was 72.89 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.32 terawatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Belgium rank for electricity generation?
- Belgium ranks 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.