Belgium vs Iceland: Oil consumption per person
Belgium
27,825 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iceland
29,334 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
32nd
Iceland rank
29th
Oil consumption per person over time
- Belgium
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 29,334 kilowatt-hours per person against 27,825 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 1,509 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iceland ahead.
Belgium ranks 32nd and Iceland ranks 29th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,617 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,806 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,189 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 33,212 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,862 kilowatt-hours per person | 350.41 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 26,575 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,768 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,193 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 31,708 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,986 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,278 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 36,022 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,785 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,763 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 31,603 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,736 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,866 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 27,956 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,544 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,412 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Belgium or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 29,334 kilowatt-hours per person against 27,825 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Belgium and Iceland?
- 1,509 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Belgium ranks 32nd and Iceland ranks 29th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption 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 per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.