Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP in Belgium

Belgium: Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP was 809.29 terawatt-hours in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
809.29 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
21st
of 43 countries
All-time high
809.29 terawatt-hours
in 2020
All-time low
421.6 terawatt-hours
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP in Belgium, 1995–2020

02004006008001995200720201995: 421.6 terawatt-hours1996: 542.9 terawatt-hours1997: 501.6 terawatt-hours1998: 596.2 terawatt-hours1999: 579.7 terawatt-hours2000: 613.1 terawatt-hours2001: 604.6 terawatt-hours2002: 504 terawatt-hours2003: 590.1 terawatt-hours2004: 543.8 terawatt-hours2005: 594.5 terawatt-hours2006: 560.1 terawatt-hours2007: 517.3 terawatt-hours2008: 662.9 terawatt-hours2009: 579.1 terawatt-hours2010: 617.4 terawatt-hours2011: 620.5 terawatt-hours2012: 633.8 terawatt-hours2013: 711.4 terawatt-hours2014: 701.1 terawatt-hours2015: 752.8 terawatt-hours2016: 758.9 terawatt-hours2017: 739.8 terawatt-hours2018: 768.3 terawatt-hours2019: 767.7 terawatt-hours2020: 809.3 terawatt-hours

Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2020, changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp in Belgium stood at 809.29 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp in Belgium peaked at 809.29 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 421.6 terawatt-hours, in 1995.

Belgium ranks 21st of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 528.4 terawatt-hours 421.6 terawatt-hours 596.2 terawatt-hours 5
2000s 576.96 terawatt-hours 504.04 terawatt-hours 662.94 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 707.15 terawatt-hours 617.36 terawatt-hours 768.25 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 809.29 terawatt-hours 809.29 terawatt-hours 809.29 terawatt-hours 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 18 South Africa 1,293 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 19 Netherlands 1,279 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 20 Poland 1,245 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 22 Greece 642.34 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 23 Sweden 578.92 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 24 Czechia 565.47 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp in Belgium?
Changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp in Belgium was 809.29 terawatt-hours in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 809.29 terawatt-hours in 2020.
What is the lowest changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 421.6 terawatt-hours in 1995.
How does Belgium rank for changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp?
Belgium ranks 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,113 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) primary energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Gross domestic product (GDP) is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.