Renewable energy share in Belgium

Renewable sources provided 11.7% of final energy consumption in Belgium in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Belgium, 2021 11.7% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −0.6percentage points 2020: 12.3%
European Union, 2020 21.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Belgium (2021).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 20.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2021 138th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Belgium over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2021 11.7% –
2020 12.3% 21.1%
2019 10.2% 19.3%
2018 10.7% 18.7%
2017 9.7% 17.7%
2016 9.2% 17.5%
2015 9.4% 17.6%
2014 9.1% 17.4%
2013 8.3% 16.8%
2012 7.7% 16.1%
2011 6.7% 14.6%
2010 6.2% 14.5%
2009 4.9% 13.6%
2008 4.0% 12.5%
2007 3.4% 11.8%
2006 2.9% 10.7%
2005 2.5% 10.0%
2004 2.0% 9.5%
2003 1.9% 9.2%
2002 1.7% 8.9%
2001 1.6% 9.0%
2000 1.4% 9.0%
1999 1.4% 8.6%
1998 1.3% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 12.3% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 6.7%, the figure has changed by +5.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Belgium has the 138th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Belgium
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7