Belgium vs Kuwait: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Belgium
-0.2%
in 2025
Kuwait
-0.1%
in 2025
Belgium rank
51st
Kuwait rank
50th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Belgium
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -0.1% against -0.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 51st and Kuwait ranks 50th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | -2.7% | 13.6% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | -1.7% | 4.6% | 6.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 7.0% | 4.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 7.5% | 7.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -1.2% | 0.7% | 1.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Belgium or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at -0.1% against -0.2% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Belgium and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Kuwait?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Kuwait rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Belgium ranks 51st and Kuwait ranks 50th of 79 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 oil. 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.