Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Belgium
Belgium: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 24.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Belgium, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 24.3% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Belgium peaked at 41.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2023.
That places Belgium 162nd out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.5% | — |
| 1991 | 37.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 40.8% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 41.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 38.8% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.0% | 37.0% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 37.6% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 29.1% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 24.3% | 32.2% | 4 |
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Belgium?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Belgium was 24.3% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Belgium ranks 162nd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.