Belgium vs Iceland: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Belgium
-0.1746 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
-0.4471 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
50th
Iceland rank
53rd
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Belgium
- Iceland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports -0.1746 terawatt-hours against -0.4471 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 0.2725 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 50th and Iceland ranks 53rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0105 terawatt-hours | 0.0548 terawatt-hours | 0.0653 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.1959 terawatt-hours | 0.1955 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0071 terawatt-hours | 0.1394 terawatt-hours | 0.1323 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.0036 terawatt-hours | 0.1829 terawatt-hours | 0.1793 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2000s | -0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.6238 terawatt-hours | 0.6251 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | -0.0026 terawatt-hours | 0.1182 terawatt-hours | 0.1208 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0115 terawatt-hours | -0.0507 terawatt-hours | 0.0622 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Belgium or Iceland?
- Belgium, at -0.1746 terawatt-hours against -0.4471 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Belgium and Iceland?
- 0.2725 terawatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Belgium ranks 50th and Iceland ranks 53rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.