Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Belgium
Belgium: Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Belgium, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.4% for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Belgium peaked at 1.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 68th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.4% | — |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +70.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -53.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- 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 subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Belgium?
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Belgium was 0.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of?
- Belgium ranks 68th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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