Share of primary energy from oil in Belgium
Belgium: Share of primary energy from oil was 53.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
53.5%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
15th
of 80 countries
All-time high
63.3%
in 1973
All-time low
42.6%
in 1985
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from oil 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
Belgium recorded 53.5% for share of primary energy from oil in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Belgium peaked at 63.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1985.
Belgium ranks 15th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 45.7% | — |
| 1966 | 48.4% | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 50.8% | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 52.9% | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 55.7% | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 57.5% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 60.0% | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 61.1% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 63.3% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 57.7% | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 57.0% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 57.2% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 55.3% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 53.4% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 51.5% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 50.9% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 47.5% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 43.9% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 42.6% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 46.6% | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 45.5% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 46.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 44.9% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 45.5% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.2% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 47.4% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 48.3% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 48.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 48.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 53.5% | +2.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 53.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.8%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 53.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.8%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7% | 45.7% | 55.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 58.3% | 55.3% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.3% | 42.6% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 43.9% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 47.4% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 48.2% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 46.4% | 53.5% | 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 oil in Belgium?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Belgium was 53.5% 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 oil recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1985.
- How does Belgium rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.