Belgium vs Ireland: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Belgium
-0.5688 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
-0.8674 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
54th
Ireland rank
57th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports -0.5688 terawatt-hours against -0.8674 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 0.2986 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 54th and Ireland ranks 57th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.89 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 20.23 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1970s | 4.4 terawatt-hours | 3.23 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1980s | -5.77 terawatt-hours | -2.79 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1990s | 7.81 terawatt-hours | 5 terawatt-hours | 2.81 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | -0.4282 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | -0.1614 terawatt-hours | -0.4708 terawatt-hours | 0.3094 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | -5.16 terawatt-hours | -0.7587 terawatt-hours | 4.4 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at -0.5688 terawatt-hours against -0.8674 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.2986 terawatt-hours, with Belgium 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 oil?
- Belgium ranks 54th and Ireland ranks 57th 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 oil. 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.