Belgium vs South Africa: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Belgium
31.56 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa
27.72 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
60th
South Africa rank
61st
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Belgium
- South Africa
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 31.56 kilowatt-hours per person against 27.72 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa, a difference of 3.84 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 61st of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 25.59 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 19.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 42.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.22 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 34.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 41.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.81 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 30.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 25.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.65 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 34.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9885 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 27.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.69 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 32.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Belgium or South Africa?
- Belgium, at 31.56 kilowatt-hours per person against 27.72 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Belgium and South Africa?
- 3.84 kilowatt-hours per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and South Africa rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Belgium ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 61st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.