Oil consumption, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Oil consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0105 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Oil consumption, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0105 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for oil consumption, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.0135 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 2020.
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.
Oil consumption, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0117 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0119 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0119 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0126 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0128 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0127 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0127 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0119 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0123 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0115 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0111 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0114 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0112 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0117 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0118 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0109 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0125 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0117 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0135 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0117 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0111 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0126 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0101 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0112 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 15 Kuwait 0.0148 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 16 Cayman Islands 0.0145 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 17 Netherlands 0.0137 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 19 Luxembourg 0.0104 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 20 Guam 0.01 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 21 American Samoa 0.0094 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)
- 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 oil consumption, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Oil consumption, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.0105 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0135 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest oil consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for oil consumption, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Oil consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oil 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.
Oil consumption ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oil consumption 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
Oil 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.