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Primary energy consumption in Belgium

Primary energy consumption in Belgium was 2.283 quadrillion Btu in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 0.9% from 2023. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Rankings

• Countries by primary energy consumption 217 places
• EU countries by primary energy consumption 27 places

Definition

Total primary energy consumed in the country in the year (coal, natural gas, petroleum and other liquids, nuclear, and renewable and other sources), in quadrillion British thermal units, as estimated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in its International Energy Statistics.

Countries only. One quadrillion Btu is about 1.055 exajoules. EIA converts electricity from nuclear, hydro, wind and solar to primary energy with its own conventions, so totals can differ from IEA or Energy Institute figures. Some small economies show 0 in years EIA has no estimate.

How to cite

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. International Energy Statistics: total energy consumption, quadrillion Btu (series INTL.44-2-QBTU.A). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Primary energy consumption elsewhere in European Union (27)

• Ireland
• Estonia
• Netherlands
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Italy

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• Access to electricity
• GDP per capita, PPP (international dollars)
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