Belgium vs Ireland: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Belgium
-0.1746 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
-0.1136 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
50th
Ireland rank
48th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -0.1136 terawatt-hours against -0.1746 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 0.061 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 50th and Ireland ranks 48th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0105 terawatt-hours | -0.0901 terawatt-hours | 0.0796 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0244 terawatt-hours | 0.024 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.0071 terawatt-hours | -0.0128 terawatt-hours | 0.0199 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0036 terawatt-hours | 0.0148 terawatt-hours | 0.0112 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | -0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.0056 terawatt-hours | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | -0.0026 terawatt-hours | -0.0015 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.0115 terawatt-hours | -0.039 terawatt-hours | 0.0505 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 Ireland?
- Ireland, at -0.1136 terawatt-hours against -0.1746 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.061 terawatt-hours, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Belgium ranks 50th and Ireland ranks 48th 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.