Belgium
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2025
72.1 TWh- Coal generation · #84 of 203 0 0%
- Other fossil generation · #31 of 205 5.2 7.1%
- Gas generation · #52 of 202 15 20.8%
- Nuclear generation · #16 of 200 24.1 33.5%
- Hydro generation · #122 of 204 0.3 0.4%
- Solar generation · #27 of 205 10.4 14.5%
- Bioenergy generation · #25 of 205 3.7 5.1%
- Wind generation · #23 of 203 13.4 18.6%
- Other renewables generation · #28 of 182 0 0%
Since 1990
Table · 36 years, TWh
| Year | Coal generation | Other fossil generation | Gas generation | Nuclear generation | Hydro generation | Solar generation | Bioenergy generation | Wind generation | Other renewables generation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 5.2 | 15 | 24.1 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 13.4 | 0 | 72.1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3.8 | 14.2 | 31.3 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 | 76 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3.4 | 18.3 | 32.9 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 15.4 | 0 | 82.1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4.1 | 22 | 43.9 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 12.4 | 0 | 94.3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3.8 | 22.5 | 50.3 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 | 99.4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3.6 | 26.8 | 34.4 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 12.8 | 0 | 88.3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4.2 | 25.5 | 43.5 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 0 | 92.7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4.1 | 24 | 28.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 0 | 73.9 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4.3 | 23 | 42.2 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 0 | 85.3 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 22.1 | 43.5 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0 | 84.3 |
| 2015 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 22 | 26.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0 | 68.4 |
| 2014 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 19.3 | 33.7 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0 | 71.2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3.8 | 20.8 | 42.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 5 | 3.7 | 0 | 82 |
| 2012 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 23.6 | 40.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 0 | 81.5 |
| 2011 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 25.4 | 48.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0 | 89.3 |
| 2010 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 30.8 | 47.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0 | 93 |
| 2009 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 29.3 | 47.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 89.8 |
| 2008 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 24.1 | 45.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0 | 83.1 |
| 2007 | 6.5 | 4 | 24.7 | 48.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0 | 86.8 |
| 2006 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 22 | 46.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 83.3 |
| 2005 | 8.2 | 5 | 21.5 | 47.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 84.4 |
| 2004 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 20 | 47.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 82.9 |
| 2003 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 21.6 | 47.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 83.6 |
| 2002 | 10 | 4.5 | 17.9 | 47.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 80.9 |
| 2001 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 15.8 | 46.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 78.6 |
| 2000 | 12.9 | 4.7 | 16 | 48.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 82.8 |
| 1999 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 19.2 | 49 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 83.4 |
| 1998 | 14.2 | 5.9 | 15 | 46.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 82.1 |
| 1997 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 11.5 | 47.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 77.9 |
| 1996 | 15.6 | 4.7 | 11 | 43.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 75.1 |
| 1995 | 16.5 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 41.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 73.5 |
| 1994 | 17 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 40.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 71.3 |
| 1993 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 41.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 |
| 1992 | 16 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 43.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 |
| 1991 | 16.5 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 42.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 71.2 |
| 1990 | 17.1 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 42.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 70.3 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Electricity generated in the year, by the fuel or technology that generated it (Ember). The nine sources sum to total generation; net imports are not generation and are not in the mix.
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved as 2026-11-11
Ember (2026), Yearly Electricity Data, ember-energy.org, CC BY 4.0.
Indicators · as of 11 Nov 2026
- Bioenergy capacity0.5 GW2025 · #31 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity0 GW2025 · #73 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand85.5 TWh2025 · #44 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports13.4 TWh2025 · #6 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity7.3 GW2025 · #39 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity0.1 GW2025 · #108 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Nuclear capacity2.1 GW2025 · #19 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity0.5 GW2025 · #66 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other renewables capacity0.2 GW2025 · #8 of 182 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions10.9 MtCO2e2025 · #67 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity151.3 gCO2e/kWh2025 · #165 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity10.4 GW2025 · #21 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity26.9 GW2025 · #35 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation72.1 TWh2025 · #48 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity5.9 GW2025 · #21 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11