Belgium Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2024

Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
  • Belgium coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 6.11%, a 0.05% decline from 2014.
  • Belgium coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 6.16%, a 0.12% decline from 2013.
  • Belgium coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 6.28%, a 0.42% decline from 2012.
  • Belgium coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 6.70%, a 0.58% increase from 2011.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Electricity from Coal
Poland 80.91%
Hong Kong 65.44%
Australia 62.87%
Czech Republic 53.06%
Israel 45.40%
Germany 44.26%
South Korea 43.08%
Greece 42.66%
Netherlands 38.65%
Chile 37.14%
United States 34.23%
Japan 33.15%
Slovenia 29.59%
Portugal 28.72%
Denmark 24.54%
United Kingdom 22.81%
Croatia 20.56%
Hungary 19.47%
Spain 18.96%
Ireland 17.35%
Italy 16.12%
Slovak Republic 12.51%
Canada 9.84%
Finland 8.30%
Austria 8.23%
Panama 6.92%
Belgium 6.11%
Estonia 5.33%
New Zealand 4.25%
France 2.16%
Argentina 2.03%
Singapore 1.20%
Sweden 0.67%
Norway 0.10%
Cyprus 0.00%
Malta 0.00%
Qatar 0.00%
Iceland 0.00%
Latvia 0.00%
Uruguay 0.00%
UAE 0.00%
Switzerland 0.00%
Luxembourg 0.00%
Trinidad and Tobago 0.00%
Lithuania 0.00%
Brunei 0.00%
Kuwait 0.00%
Oman 0.00%
Bahrain 0.00%
Gibraltar 0.00%
Saudi Arabia 0.00%
Belgium Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data
Year % of Electricity from Coal Annual Change
2015 6.11% -0.05%
2014 6.16% -0.12%
2013 6.28% -0.42%
2012 6.70% 0.58%
2011 6.12% -0.23%
2010 6.35% -0.51%
2009 6.86% -1.80%
2008 8.66% -0.86%
2007 9.52% -1.41%
2006 10.93% -1.32%
2005 12.24% -1.37%
2004 13.61% -0.28%
2003 13.89% -1.75%
2002 15.64% -0.59%
2001 16.24% -3.13%
2000 19.37% 4.34%
1999 15.03% -5.55%
1998 20.58% -0.33%
1997 20.91% -3.32%
1996 24.23% -1.99%
1995 26.22% -1.23%
1994 27.45% 0.74%
1993 26.71% 0.77%
1992 25.94% -1.09%
1991 27.03% -1.22%
1990 28.25% 1.88%
1989 26.36% 1.24%
1988 25.12% 0.96%
1987 24.16% -0.02%
1986 24.18% -2.36%
1985 26.54% -7.26%
1984 33.80% 1.65%
1983 32.15% -5.54%
1982 37.69% 2.82%
1981 34.87% 5.51%
1980 29.36% 1.15%
1979 28.22% 1.65%
1978 26.57% 1.20%
1977 25.36% 2.86%
1976 22.50% 1.03%
1975 21.47% -4.67%
1974 26.14% 4.46%
1973 21.68% -3.88%
1972 25.56% -1.33%
1971 26.89% -6.75%
1970 33.64% -13.25%
1969 46.89% -11.07%
1968 57.96% -5.31%
1967 63.27% -5.79%
1966 69.06% -3.32%
1965 72.38% -1.93%
1964 74.32% -4.91%
1963 79.23% -4.33%
1962 83.56% 0.29%
1961 83.27% -2.09%
1960 85.36% -2.09%