Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belgium
Belgium: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 15.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belgium, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belgium stood at 15.8%.
That represents a change of up 31.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belgium peaked at 23.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -8.7%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 33rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -5.6% | — |
| 1991 | -2.7% | -52.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -106.8% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +1597.4% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +71.3% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -58.7% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -39.4% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +392.5% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +108.9% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +56.4% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +56.2% |
| 2009 | -2.1% | -118.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -128.1% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +370.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +292.9% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +88.3% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -70.9% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +188.4% |
| 2019 | -2.0% | -110.7% |
| 2020 | -0.4% | -81.6% |
| 2021 | -8.6% | +2195.0% |
| 2022 | -8.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -122.6% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +511.6% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +31.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 15.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 97.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -2195.0% | -0.4% | -8.6% |
| 1993 | +1597.4% | 0.2% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | -5.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | -2.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | -2.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -8.7% | 15.8% | 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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belgium?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belgium was 15.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.7% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.