Belgium Electricity
Generation (2024)#48 World
72.38TWh−8.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#42 World
79.02TWh+2% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
21.7%78.3%
Electricity Generation in Belgium
- Net electricity generation in Belgium reached 72.38 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#48 in the world), a decrease of 8.4% from 79 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.24% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 21.7% (15.79 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Belgium, renewables 37.4% (27.23 terawatt-hours), and nuclear 40.9% (29.73 terawatt-hours).
- Belgium reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 3.9% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (nuclear + renewables) generating 78.3% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Belgium
- Belgium consumed 79.02 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#42 in the world), an increase of 2% from 2023. This represents 0.28% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Belgium averaged 6,731.2 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 18.44 kilowatt-hours per day (#35 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Belgium
- Belgium had a total installed electricity capacity of 29.05 gigawatts in 2024 (#38 in the world), an increase of 3.8% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 27.5%, renewables at 56%, and nuclear at 11.9% of Belgium's installed capacity in 2024.
- Belgium's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 28.4% in 2024, with nuclear at 98%, hydro at 48.9% and wind at 28.5%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Belgium
- Belgium imported 27.75 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈35.1% of consumption).
- Belgium exported 17.41 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈24.1% of generation).
- This made Belgium a net importer of 10.34 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Grid Efficiency in Belgium
- Distribution losses in Belgium were 3.7 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 5.1% of total generation, down from 5.5% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Belgium
- In 2024, Belgium generated approximately 0.2 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.22 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily deficit of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
Belgium Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.38 | −8.4% | 48 | 0.24% | 79.02 | +2% | 42 | 0.28% | 6,731.2 | 29.05 | +3.8% | 38 | 0.30% | 27.75 | 17.41 | 10.34 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 79 | −15% | 42 | 0.27% | 77.49 | −5.5% | 41 | 0.28% | 6,615.9 | 27.99 | +6.5% | 38 | 0.31% | 20.22 | 18.59 | 1.64 | 3.15 |
| 2022 | 92.92 | −4.5% | 38 | 0.33% | 82.04 | −4.4% | 38 | 0.31% | 7,047 | 26.27 | −3.1% | 40 | 0.31% | 16.35 | 23.88 | −7.53 | 3.36 |
| 2021 | 97.31 | +11.6% | 37 | 0.35% | 85.82 | +2.9% | 37 | 0.33% | 7,417.3 | 27.12 | +1.9% | 38 | 0.33% | 15.19 | 23.07 | −7.88 | 3.61 |
| 2020 | 87.2 | −5.1% | 37 | 0.33% | 83.37 | −3.6% | 36 | 0.34% | 7,224.3 | 26.61 | +7.2% | 39 | 0.34% | 13.72 | 14.05 | −0.33 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 91.93 | +24.9% | 37 | 0.35% | 86.44 | −0.79% | 36 | 0.35% | 7,523.1 | 24.83 | +5.1% | 39 | 0.33% | 12.73 | 14.59 | −1.85 | 3.63 |
| 2018 | 73.63 | −12.9% | 44 | 0.28% | 87.13 | +0.5% | 36 | 0.36% | 7,624.1 | 23.61 | +2.6% | 41 | 0.33% | 21.64 | 4.31 | 17.33 | 3.83 |
| 2017 | 84.58 | +1.2% | 38 | 0.33% | 86.7 | +0.96% | 35 | 0.37% | 7,621.1 | 23.01 | +3.1% | 41 | 0.33% | 14.19 | 8.17 | 6.02 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 83.58 | +25.9% | 37 | 0.34% | 85.88 | +2.8% | 35 | 0.38% | 7,577.8 | 22.31 | +0.92% | 41 | 0.34% | 14.65 | 8.47 | 6.18 | 3.88 |
| 2015 | 66.39 | −3.6% | 44 | 0.28% | 83.58 | +1.1% | 36 | 0.38% | 7,412.2 | 22.11 | +1.3% | 40 | 0.35% | 23.71 | 2.72 | 21 | 3.82 |
| 2014 | 68.88 | −13.1% | 41 | 0.29% | 82.7 | −2.5% | 35 | 0.38% | 7,376.8 | 21.82 | −0.37% | 40 | 0.36% | 21.79 | 4.19 | 17.6 | 3.78 |
| 2013 | 79.22 | +0.12% | 37 | 0.34% | 84.85 | −0.09% | 36 | 0.40% | 7,603.1 | 21.9 | +0.36% | 39 | 0.38% | 17.24 | 7.6 | 9.64 | 4.01 |
| 2012 | 79.13 | −8.4% | 37 | 0.35% | 84.93 | +0.24% | 35 | 0.41% | 7,646.3 | 21.82 | +0.48% | 36 | 0.39% | 16.85 | 6.91 | 9.94 | 4.13 |
| 2011 | 86.34 | −4.4% | 36 | 0.40% | 84.73 | −2.1% | 34 | 0.42% | 7,675.5 | 21.72 | +9.6% | 36 | 0.41% | 13.19 | 10.65 | 2.54 | 4.15 |
| 2010 | 90.29 | +3.9% | 35 | 0.43% | 86.56 | +6.6% | 34 | 0.45% | 7,914.8 | 19.81 | +6% | 38 | 0.39% | 12.4 | 11.84 | 0.55 | 4.28 |
| 2009 | 86.94 | +8.5% | 33 | 0.44% | 81.17 | −6.4% | 33 | 0.45% | 7,506.9 | 18.69 | +7.1% | 38 | 0.38% | 9.49 | 11.32 | −1.84 | 3.94 |
| 2008 | 80.16 | −4.3% | 36 | 0.40% | 86.74 | +0.2% | 31 | 0.48% | 8,099 | 17.45 | +2.9% | 38 | 0.37% | 17.16 | 6.56 | 10.6 | 4.02 |
| 2007 | 83.76 | +4.3% | 34 | 0.43% | 86.57 | +0.09% | 32 | 0.48% | 8,147.2 | 16.96 | +0.86% | 40 | 0.38% | 15.82 | 9.04 | 6.78 | 3.97 |
| 2006 | 80.3 | −1.3% | 35 | 0.43% | 86.49 | +3.2% | 32 | 0.51% | 8,199.5 | 16.82 | +1.2% | 40 | 0.39% | 18.85 | 8.7 | 10.16 | 3.97 |
| 2005 | 81.37 | +1.5% | 33 | 0.45% | 83.82 | −0.42% | 31 | 0.51% | 7,998.5 | 16.61 | +4.5% | 39 | 0.40% | 14.33 | 8.02 | 6.3 | 3.86 |
| 2004 | 80.14 | −0.83% | 35 | 0.46% | 84.17 | +0.84% | 32 | 0.54% | 8,076.4 | 15.89 | +0.31% | 39 | 0.40% | 14.57 | 6.79 | 7.78 | 3.75 |
| 2003 | 80.81 | +3.4% | 34 | 0.49% | 83.47 | +1.8% | 30 | 0.55% | 8,044 | 15.84 | +0.86% | 39 | 0.41% | 14.66 | 8.25 | 6.41 | 3.76 |
| 2002 | 78.17 | +3% | 31 | 0.49% | 81.99 | +1.1% | 29 | 0.57% | 7,934.6 | 15.71 | +0.23% | 39 | 0.42% | 16.66 | 9.07 | 7.59 | 3.77 |
| 2001 | 75.88 | −5.1% | 31 | 0.49% | 81.1 | +0.75% | 28 | 0.58% | 7,883.7 | 15.67 | −0.8% | 39 | 0.44% | 15.82 | 6.71 | 9.11 | 3.89 |
| 2000 | 79.96 | +1.8% | 30 | 0.53% | 80.5 | +6.9% | 28 | 0.59% | 7,852.2 | 15.8 | +3.6% | 38 | 0.45% | 11.65 | 7.32 | 4.33 | 3.79 |
| 1999 | 78.57 | +1.6% | 29 | 0.56% | 75.3 | +0.54% | 27 | 0.59% | 7,362.9 | 15.25 | +0.99% | 35 | 0.46% | 9.06 | 8.21 | 0.85 | 4.13 |
| 1998 | 77.34 | +5.3% | 28 | 0.57% | 74.89 | +2.6% | 27 | 0.60% | 7,340.2 | 15.1 | +4.8% | 35 | 0.47% | 7.83 | 6.44 | 1.4 | 3.84 |
| 1997 | 73.43 | +3.7% | 28 | 0.55% | 73.01 | +2.6% | 27 | 0.60% | 7,170.5 | 14.42 | −1.1% | 39 | 0.46% | 9.98 | 6.71 | 3.27 | 3.69 |
| 1996 | 70.83 | +2.2% | 28 | 0.54% | 71.19 | +2.1% | 26 | 0.60% | 7,009 | 14.57 | −0.27% | 36 | 0.47% | 9.64 | 5.45 | 4.19 | 3.83 |
| 1995 | 69.31 | +3% | 28 | 0.55% | 69.71 | +2.9% | 25 | 0.61% | 6,876.6 | 14.61 | −0.12% | 34 | 0.48% | 9.4 | 5.33 | 4.07 | 3.67 |
| 1994 | 67.28 | +1.8% | 27 | 0.55% | 67.74 | +4.8% | 24 | 0.61% | 6,695.8 | 14.63 | +6.1% | 34 | 0.49% | 9.1 | 5.07 | 4.03 | 3.57 |
| 1993 | 66.11 | −1.9% | 28 | 0.56% | 64.66 | +1.1% | 25 | 0.59% | 6,411.8 | 13.79 | +0% | 35 | 0.48% | 7.59 | 5.36 | 2.23 | 3.67 |
| 1992 | 67.38 | +0.31% | 25 | 0.58% | 63.97 | +3.5% | 25 | 0.60% | 6,367.5 | 13.79 | −0.56% | 33 | 0.49% | 5.85 | 5.72 | 0.13 | 3.54 |
| 1991 | 67.17 | +1.2% | 22 | 0.58% | 61.82 | +4.7% | 23 | 0.58% | 6,182.4 | 13.86 | −0.53% | 29 | 0.50% | 5 | 6.85 | −1.85 | 3.51 |
| 1990 | 66.36 | +4.2% | 20 | 0.59% | 59.03 | +2.1% | 23 | 0.57% | 5,926.3 | 13.94 | −1.2% | 28 | 0.51% | 4.79 | 8.51 | −3.72 | 3.6 |
| 1989 | 63.71 | +3.7% | 21 | 0.58% | 57.83 | +3.2% | 21 | 0.57% | 5,820.1 | 14.11 | +0.59% | 28 | 0.53% | 5.06 | 7.61 | −2.55 | 3.33 |
| 1988 | 61.42 | +3.8% | 21 | 0.58% | 56.05 | +4.2% | 21 | 0.58% | 5,652.1 | 14.03 | −0.2% | 28 | 0.54% | 5.71 | 7.83 | −2.13 | 3.25 |
| 1987 | 59.15 | +8.4% | 21 | 0.59% | 53.79 | +4.9% | 21 | 0.58% | 5,434.2 | 14.05 | −0.6% | 26 | 0.55% | 5.66 | 7.78 | −2.12 | 3.24 |
| 1986 | 54.58 | +2.8% | 21 | 0.56% | 51.3 | +2.5% | 21 | 0.58% | 5,188.4 | 14.14 | +0.18% | 26 | 0.57% | 5.31 | 5.52 | −0.21 | 3.07 |
| 1985 | 53.11 | +4.5% | 21 | 0.56% | 50.04 | +3.7% | 21 | 0.58% | 5,064.3 | 14.11 | +14.6% | 26 | 0.59% | 5.5 | 5.54 | −0.05 | 3.03 |
| 1984 | 50.81 | +3.6% | 20 | 0.56% | 48.25 | +4.8% | 20 | 0.58% | 4,886 | 12.31 | −2% | 27 | 0.53% | 4.45 | 4.14 | 0.31 | 2.88 |
| 1983 | 49.04 | +3.8% | 20 | 0.57% | 46.05 | +2.6% | 19 | 0.58% | 4,665.6 | 12.57 | +4.3% | 25 | 0.57% | 4.04 | 4.36 | −0.32 | 2.68 |
| 1982 | 47.25 | −0.6% | 20 | 0.57% | 44.89 | −0.69% | 19 | 0.59% | 4,551.7 | 12.05 | +9.7% | 24 | 0.56% | 4.63 | 4.32 | 0.32 | 2.68 |
| 1981 | 47.54 | −6% | 20 | 0.59% | 45.2 | +0.05% | 19 | 0.61% | 4,588.6 | 10.98 | −0.33% | 23 | 0.53% | 5.56 | 5.26 | 0.3 | 2.63 |
| 1980 | 50.57 | — | 19 | 0.63% | 45.18 | — | 19 | 0.62% | 4,594.7 | 11.01 | — | 23 | 0.56% | 6.29 | 8.92 | −2.64 | 2.76 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.