Belgium vs Denmark: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
9.88 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark
8.11 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
14th
Denmark rank
17th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person against 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 17th of 79 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0387 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0049 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0337 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.005 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.69 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 9.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0537 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 13.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.701 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 14.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 13.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 13.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.38 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, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person against 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Denmark?
- 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 17th 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.