Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre was 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre in Belgium is 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.0064 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 15th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0064 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0058 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0064 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 12 Brunei Darussalam 0.0076 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 13 Korea 0.0061 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 14 Israel 0.0058 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 16 Puerto Rico 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 18 Japan 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Belgium
- 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)
- 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 unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0064 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.