Belgium vs Netherlands: Annual percentage change in primary energy from wind
Belgium
-2.8%
in 2025
Netherlands
-2.4%
in 2025
Belgium rank
49th
Netherlands rank
47th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from wind over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -2.4% against -2.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 47th of 73 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 371.9% | 361.5% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 43.8% | 36.5% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 22.4% | 34.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 10.5% | 16.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 19.7% | 13.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from wind, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at -2.4% against -2.8% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from wind between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from wind?
- Belgium ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 47th of 73 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 percentage change in primary energy from wind. 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.