Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belgium
Belgium: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 2.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belgium stood at 2.1%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belgium peaked at 2.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2019.
That places Belgium 134th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +27.7% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 5 |
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- 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 production from hydroelectric sources in Belgium?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belgium was 2.1% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Belgium ranks 134th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.