Share of electricity generation from gas in Belgium
Belgium: Share of electricity generation from gas was 21.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Belgium, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from gas in Belgium stood at 21.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Belgium peaked at 33.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 65th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.7% | — |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 23.1% | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | -16.3% |
| 2025 | 21.5% | +15.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 21.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 1.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 21.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 7.7% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 19.3% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 25.4% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 18.6% | 30.3% | 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 electricity generation from gas in Belgium?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Belgium was 21.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Belgium ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.