Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Belgium
Belgium: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Belgium, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Belgium is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Belgium peaked at 3.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Belgium ranks 172nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9% | — |
| 1991 | 2.5% | +37.0% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -15.8% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -21.3% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +71.9% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -60.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +119.7% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +67.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -47.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -36.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -64.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +78.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +69.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -28.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +18.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 20% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 57% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More energy & mining data for Belgium
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 14.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Belgium?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Belgium was 0.2% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Belgium ranks 172nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.