Austria vs Belgium: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Austria
8.25 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium
9.88 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
16th
Belgium rank
14th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person against 8.25 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 1.63 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 16th and Belgium ranks 14th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0387 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 2.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.21 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 4.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 5.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 5.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.25 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 7.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 7.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person against 8.25 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Austria and Belgium?
- 1.63 kilowatt-hours per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 16th and Belgium ranks 14th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.