Belgium vs China: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
Belgium
1.7%
in 2025
China
2.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
32nd
China rank
30th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- Belgium
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 2.0% against 1.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 32nd and China ranks 30th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152.7% | 16.7% | 136.1% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 17.0% | 22.6% | 5.7% | China |
| 1980s | -1.1% | 0.5% | 1.6% | China |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1.6% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 15.4% | 14.1% | China |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 13.2% | 13.0% | China |
| 2020s | -4.0% | 6.3% | 10.3% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, Belgium or China?
- China, at 2.0% against 1.7% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between Belgium and China?
- 0.3%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and China rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- Belgium ranks 32nd and China ranks 30th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.