Total electricity output in Belgium
Belgium: Total electricity output was 69,548 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Belgium, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Belgium is 69,548 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Belgium peaked at 93,833 GWh in 2010 and was at its lowest, 69,548 GWh, in 2015.
Belgium ranks 39th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,625 GWh | 70,068 GWh | 83,366 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,122 GWh | 78,618 GWh | 89,806 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,276 GWh | 69,548 GWh | 93,833 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Belgium?
- Total electricity output in Belgium was 69,548 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 93,833 GWh in 2010.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,548 GWh in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for total electricity output?
- Belgium ranks 39th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants