Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Belgium
Belgium: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 24.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Belgium, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 24.7% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and down 34.5% 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, 21.4%, in 2024.
That places Belgium 160th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) 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% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 24.7% | +15.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 24.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 41% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 24.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 77% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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 | 25.5% | 21.4% | 32.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More energy & mining data for Belgium
- Ores and metals imports 5.0% (2025)
- Gas production 0.1615 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 13.75 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.1615 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 13.75 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas 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)
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 24.7% in 2025, 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 21.4% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Belgium ranks 160th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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.