Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate in Belgium
Belgium: Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate was 0.9092 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate in Belgium, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.9092 % change on previous year for fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate in Belgium peaked at 11.48 % change on previous year in 1968 and was at its lowest, -11.06 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 126th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -3.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 4.97 % change on previous year | -234.9% |
| 1968 | 11.48 % change on previous year | +131.0% |
| 1969 | 9.8 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 1971 | -1.81 % change on previous year | -132.2% |
| 1972 | 6.28 % change on previous year | -446.6% |
| 1973 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 1974 | -3.5 % change on previous year | -378.5% |
| 1975 | -9.35 % change on previous year | +167.0% |
| 1976 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -148.6% |
| 1977 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 1978 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -525.9% |
| 1979 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1980 | -5.12 % change on previous year | -240.9% |
| 1981 | -5.48 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1982 | -6.09 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1983 | -8.48 % change on previous year | +39.2% |
| 1984 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7991 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1986 | 0.759 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 2.08 % change on previous year | +173.4% |
| 1988 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +68.9% |
| 1991 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
| 1992 | -0.6455 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 1993 | -1.07 % change on previous year | +65.4% |
| 1994 | 7.13 % change on previous year | -767.9% |
| 1995 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1996 | 6.43 % change on previous year | +465.2% |
| 1997 | -0.8478 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 1998 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -473.2% |
| 1999 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -167.0% |
| 2000 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -220.6% |
| 2001 | -0.0169 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 2002 | -0.8078 % change on previous year | +4682.0% |
| 2003 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -693.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5037 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 2005 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -387.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5028 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 2007 | -0.0123 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -23712.1% |
| 2009 | -10.46 % change on previous year | -460.7% |
| 2010 | 7.42 % change on previous year | -170.9% |
| 2011 | -9.07 % change on previous year | -222.3% |
| 2012 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 2013 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -165.5% |
| 2014 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -455.0% |
| 2015 | 4.24 % change on previous year | -181.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -71.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 5.35 % change on previous year | +376.0% |
| 2019 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -164.9% |
| 2020 | -11.06 % change on previous year | +218.6% |
| 2021 | 7.17 % change on previous year | -164.9% |
| 2022 | -5.89 % change on previous year | -182.1% |
| 2023 | -4.58 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9995 % change on previous year | -121.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9092 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9092 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018 % change on previous year, 2.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +23712.1% | -0.0123 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -4682.0% | -0.0169 % change on previous year | -0.8078 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.64 % change on previous year | -3.68 % change on previous year | 11.48 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | 1 % change on previous year | -9.35 % change on previous year | 6.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.48 % change on previous year | -8.48 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 % change on previous year | -2.12 % change on previous year | 7.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1494 % change on previous year | -10.46 % change on previous year | 4.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.084 % change on previous year | -9.07 % change on previous year | 7.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.08 % change on previous year | -11.06 % change on previous year | 7.17 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 123 Kuwait 1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Barbados 1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Bahrain 1.01 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9081 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Austria 0.9007 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Iran 0.8779 % change on previous year compare
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 16.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate in Belgium?
- Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate in Belgium was 0.9092 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 % change on previous year in 1968.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.06 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 126th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Fossil fuel consumption. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fossil fuel consumption. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.