Fossil electricity share in Belgium
Oil, gas and coal produced 24.7% of electricity in Belgium in 2025.
Belgium, 2025
24.7%
Change from 2024
+3.3percentage points
European Union, 2023
30.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
23.9%
Fossil electricity share in Belgium over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.7% | – |
| 2024 | 21.4% | – |
| 2023 | 24.3% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | 38.2% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | 40.3% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | 45.8% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | 49.3% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | 51.8% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | 51.6% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.3 percentage points from 21.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 37.8%, the figure has changed by −13.1 percentage points.
More for Belgium
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Renewable electricity share
34.3%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Net energy imports
88.5%
2024 · World Bank
Renewable energy share
14.9%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Energy import dependency
75.4%
2024 · Eurostat
Electricity price for households
€0.3575 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat
Natural gas price for households
€0.0846 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat