Share of primary energy from gas in Belgium
Belgium: Share of primary energy from gas was 22.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from gas in Belgium, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from gas in Belgium is 22.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Belgium peaked at 26.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1965.
That places Belgium 47th out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from gas in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.2% | — |
| 1966 | 0.3% | +87.4% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | +262.9% |
| 1968 | 2.6% | +118.3% |
| 1969 | 5.0% | +87.7% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | +48.5% |
| 1971 | 10.4% | +40.5% |
| 1972 | 12.3% | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 14.6% | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 17.7% | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 18.5% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 18.1% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 18.3% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 19.4% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 22.0% | +4.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 22.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 22.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +262.9% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| 1968 | +118.3% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
| 1969 | +87.7% | 2.6% | 5.0% |
| 1966 | +87.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 1970 | +48.5% | 5.0% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.2% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 15.3% | 7.4% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 13.6% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 15.3% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.2% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.1% | 26.1% | 6 |
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 share of primary energy from gas in Belgium?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Belgium was 22.0% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1965.
- How does Belgium rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Belgium ranks 47th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.