Australia vs Belgium: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Australia
4,100 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium
4,464 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
24th
Belgium rank
21st
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4,464 kilowatt-hours against 4,100 kilowatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 364 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 24th and Belgium ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 928.87 kilowatt-hours | 4,402 kilowatt-hours | 3,473 kilowatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2000s | 946.84 kilowatt-hours | 4,732 kilowatt-hours | 3,785 kilowatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,554 kilowatt-hours | 4,693 kilowatt-hours | 3,139 kilowatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3,367 kilowatt-hours | 5,294 kilowatt-hours | 1,927 kilowatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 4,464 kilowatt-hours against 4,100 kilowatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Australia and Belgium?
- 364 kilowatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Australia ranks 24th and Belgium ranks 21st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.