Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Belgium
Belgium: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person was 69.8 kilowatt-hours in 2020. ▲ Rising
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Belgium, 1995–2020
Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 69.8 kilowatt-hours for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Belgium peaked at 69.8 kilowatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.4 kilowatt-hours, in 1995.
That places Belgium 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.4 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 53.2 kilowatt-hours | +28.5% |
| 1997 | 49.1 kilowatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 58.2 kilowatt-hours | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 56.5 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 59.6 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 58.6 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 48.6 kilowatt-hours | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 56.6 kilowatt-hours | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 51.9 kilowatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 56.4 kilowatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 52.7 kilowatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 48.4 kilowatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 61.5 kilowatt-hours | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 53.3 kilowatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 56.4 kilowatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 56.3 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.2 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 63.8 kilowatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 62.5 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 66.7 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 66.8 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 64.8 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 66.9 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 66.5 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.8 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 69.8 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.8 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 69.8 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 54.35 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.68 kilowatt-hours | 41.4 kilowatt-hours | 58.2 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 54.76 kilowatt-hours | 48.4 kilowatt-hours | 61.5 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.79 kilowatt-hours | 56.3 kilowatt-hours | 66.9 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8 kilowatt-hours | 69.8 kilowatt-hours | 69.8 kilowatt-hours | 1 |
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 production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Belgium?
- Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Belgium was 69.8 kilowatt-hours in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4 kilowatt-hours in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.