Electricity production from coal sources in Belgium
Belgium: Electricity production from coal sources was 2.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 2.8% for electricity production from coal sources in 2024.
The figure is up 29.0% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Belgium peaked at 28.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 68th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.0% | — |
| 1991 | 26.7% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 26.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +28.7% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -47.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 14.8% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 6.8% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 5 |
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Belgium?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Belgium was 2.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Belgium ranks 68th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.