Net energy imports in Belgium
Net imports covered 88.5% of energy use in Belgium in 2024.
Belgium, 2024
88.5%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
European Union, 2023
62.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
56.2%
Position in 2024
12th of 139
Net energy imports in Belgium over time
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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88.5% | – |
| 2023 | 88.9% | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | 60.3% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | 64.4% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | 61.8% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | 59.3% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | 59.1% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | 57.3% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | 56.6% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | 57.6% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | 58.5% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | 61.4% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | 61.0% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | 59.3% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | 58.6% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | 58.1% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | 58.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 88.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 89.7%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 12th highest value.
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