Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Belgium, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.4% for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.3% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Belgium peaked at 1.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
That places Belgium 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.7% | — |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +70.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -53.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Belgium?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Belgium was 0.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).