Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0159 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0159 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0159 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 18th 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, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0197 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0197 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0195 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0205 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0206 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0203 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0204 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0204 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0188 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0202 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0183 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0179 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0182 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0173 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0182 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0193 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0166 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0178 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0167 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0159 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0201 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0188 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0184 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0173 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0202 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0167 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0159 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0178 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 15 Netherlands 0.0227 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 0.0178 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 17 Naoero 0.0168 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 19 Barbados 0.0153 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 20 Cayman Islands 0.0145 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 21 Israel 0.013 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)
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal 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)
- Fuel imports 16.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.0159 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0159 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – 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 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.