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Belgium Electricity History, 1990 to 2025

Belgium generated 70.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 72.0 TWh in 2025. Belgium's electricity demand peaked at 93.7 TWh in 2008. The carbon intensity of Belgium's electricity went from 313 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 126 gCO2/kWh in 2025. Figures are Ember annual statistics; Ember's series for Belgium starts in 1990.

Key Facts

  • Belgium generated 70.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 72.0 TWh in 2025.
  • Belgium's electricity demand peaked at 93.7 TWh in 2008.
  • The carbon intensity of Belgium's electricity went from 313 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 126 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
  • Belgium's lowest carbon intensity on record was 126 gCO2/kWh, in 2025.
  • Nuclear's share of Belgium's electricity went from 60.8% in 1990 to 33.5% in 2025, the largest change of any source.

Generation and Demand

1990 to 2025, TWh
Belgium electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025 Belgium generated 70.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 72.0 TWh in 2025. 0 25 50 75 100 19901995200020052010201520202025
Belgium generated 70.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 72.0 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Belgium electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025
YearGenerationDemand
199070.3 TWh66.6 TWh
199171.2 TWh69.3 TWh
199271.4 TWh71.6 TWh
199370.1 TWh72.3 TWh
199471.3 TWh75.3 TWh
199573.5 TWh77.6 TWh
199675.1 TWh79.3 TWh
199777.9 TWh81.2 TWh
199882.1 TWh83.5 TWh
199983.4 TWh84.2 TWh
200082.8 TWh87.1 TWh
200178.6 TWh87.7 TWh
200280.9 TWh88.5 TWh
200383.6 TWh90.0 TWh
200482.9 TWh90.7 TWh
200584.4 TWh90.7 TWh
200683.3 TWh93.5 TWh
200786.8 TWh93.6 TWh
200883.1 TWh93.7 TWh
200989.8 TWh87.9 TWh
201093.0 TWh93.6 TWh
201189.3 TWh91.8 TWh
201281.5 TWh91.5 TWh
201382.0 TWh91.6 TWh
201471.2 TWh88.8 TWh
201568.4 TWh89.4 TWh
201684.3 TWh90.5 TWh
201785.3 TWh91.4 TWh
201873.9 TWh91.2 TWh
201992.7 TWh90.8 TWh
202088.3 TWh88.0 TWh
202199.4 TWh91.5 TWh
202294.3 TWh86.8 TWh
202382.1 TWh83.8 TWh
202476.0 TWh86.3 TWh
202572.0 TWh85.4 TWh

Carbon Intensity

gCO2 per kWh generated
Belgium carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025 The carbon intensity of Belgium's electricity went from 313 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 126 gCO2/kWh in 2025. 0 100 200 300 400 19901995200020052010201520202025
The carbon intensity of Belgium's electricity went from 313 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 126 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025
Belgium carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025
YearCarbon intensity
1990313 gCO2/kWh
1991311 gCO2/kWh
1992302 gCO2/kWh
1993311 gCO2/kWh
1994326 gCO2/kWh
1995320 gCO2/kWh
1996304 gCO2/kWh
1997273 gCO2/kWh
1998292 gCO2/kWh
1999246 gCO2/kWh
2000270 gCO2/kWh
2001253 gCO2/kWh
2002250 gCO2/kWh
2003249 gCO2/kWh
2004248 gCO2/kWh
2005241 gCO2/kWh
2006232 gCO2/kWh
2007224 gCO2/kWh
2008218 gCO2/kWh
2009217 gCO2/kWh
2010213 gCO2/kWh
2011193 gCO2/kWh
2012203 gCO2/kWh
2013184 gCO2/kWh
2014190 gCO2/kWh
2015215 gCO2/kWh
2016159 gCO2/kWh
2017160 gCO2/kWh
2018187 gCO2/kWh
2019157 gCO2/kWh
2020167 gCO2/kWh
2021132 gCO2/kWh
2022139 gCO2/kWh
2023135 gCO2/kWh
2024127 gCO2/kWh
2025126 gCO2/kWh

Every Year

YearGenerationDemandNet importsCarbon intensityLow carbon share
2025 72.0 TWh 85.4 TWh 13.4 TWh 126 gCO2/kWh 74.6%
2024 76.0 TWh 86.3 TWh 10.3 TWh 127 gCO2/kWh 76.3%
2023 82.1 TWh 83.8 TWh 1.64 TWh 135 gCO2/kWh 73.5%
2022 94.3 TWh 86.8 TWh -7.53 TWh 139 gCO2/kWh 72.4%
2021 99.4 TWh 91.5 TWh -7.88 TWh 132 gCO2/kWh 73.5%
2020 88.3 TWh 88.0 TWh -330 GWh 167 gCO2/kWh 65.6%
2019 92.7 TWh 90.8 TWh -1.85 TWh 157 gCO2/kWh 67.9%
2018 73.9 TWh 91.2 TWh 17.3 TWh 187 gCO2/kWh 62.0%
2017 85.3 TWh 91.4 TWh 6.02 TWh 160 gCO2/kWh 68.0%
2016 84.3 TWh 90.5 TWh 6.18 TWh 159 gCO2/kWh 68.5%
2015 68.4 TWh 89.4 TWh 21.0 TWh 215 gCO2/kWh 59.2%
2014 71.2 TWh 88.8 TWh 17.6 TWh 190 gCO2/kWh 64.5%
2013 82.0 TWh 91.6 TWh 9.64 TWh 184 gCO2/kWh 66.3%
2012 81.5 TWh 91.5 TWh 9.94 TWh 203 gCO2/kWh 62.3%
2011 89.3 TWh 91.8 TWh 2.54 TWh 193 gCO2/kWh 63.4%
2010 93.0 TWh 93.6 TWh 550 GWh 213 gCO2/kWh 58.6%
2009 89.8 TWh 87.9 TWh -1.84 TWh 217 gCO2/kWh 58.7%
2008 83.1 TWh 93.7 TWh 10.6 TWh 218 gCO2/kWh 60.2%
2007 86.8 TWh 93.6 TWh 6.78 TWh 224 gCO2/kWh 59.6%
2006 83.3 TWh 93.5 TWh 10.2 TWh 232 gCO2/kWh 59.5%
2005 84.4 TWh 90.7 TWh 6.30 TWh 241 gCO2/kWh 58.9%
2004 82.9 TWh 90.7 TWh 7.78 TWh 248 gCO2/kWh 58.9%
2003 83.6 TWh 90.0 TWh 6.41 TWh 249 gCO2/kWh 58.1%
2002 80.9 TWh 88.5 TWh 7.59 TWh 250 gCO2/kWh 59.9%
2001 78.6 TWh 87.7 TWh 9.11 TWh 253 gCO2/kWh 60.3%
2000 82.8 TWh 87.1 TWh 4.33 TWh 270 gCO2/kWh 59.4%
1999 83.4 TWh 84.2 TWh 850 GWh 246 gCO2/kWh 59.8%
1998 82.1 TWh 83.5 TWh 1.39 TWh 292 gCO2/kWh 57.2%
1997 77.9 TWh 81.2 TWh 3.27 TWh 273 gCO2/kWh 61.7%
1996 75.1 TWh 79.3 TWh 4.19 TWh 304 gCO2/kWh 58.4%
1995 73.5 TWh 77.6 TWh 4.07 TWh 320 gCO2/kWh 57.2%
1994 71.3 TWh 75.3 TWh 3.98 TWh 326 gCO2/kWh 57.8%
1993 70.1 TWh 72.3 TWh 2.23 TWh 311 gCO2/kWh 60.6%
1992 71.4 TWh 71.6 TWh 130 GWh 302 gCO2/kWh 61.7%
1991 71.2 TWh 69.3 TWh -1.85 TWh 311 gCO2/kWh 61.0%
1990 70.3 TWh 66.6 TWh -3.72 TWh 313 gCO2/kWh 61.6%

Share of Generation by Source

Percent of total generation
YearCoalGasOther fossilNuclearHydroWindSolarBioenergy
20250.0%25.9%-0.5%33.5%0.7%18.7%14.5%7.2%
20240.0%18.7%5.0%41.1%0.7%18.5%11.3%4.8%
20230.0%22.3%4.2%40.1%0.5%18.8%9.5%4.6%
20220.0%23.3%4.3%46.5%0.3%13.1%7.3%5.2%
20210.0%22.7%3.8%50.6%0.4%12.1%5.7%4.7%
20200.0%30.3%4.1%39.0%0.3%14.5%5.8%6.0%
20190.0%27.6%4.5%47.0%0.3%10.5%4.6%5.6%
20180.0%32.5%5.6%38.7%0.4%10.3%5.3%7.3%
20170.0%27.0%5.0%49.5%0.3%7.6%3.9%6.7%
20160.5%26.2%4.8%51.6%0.4%6.4%3.7%6.4%
20153.0%32.2%5.6%38.1%0.5%8.1%4.5%8.0%
20142.9%27.2%5.4%47.3%0.4%6.5%4.1%6.2%
20133.7%25.4%4.6%52.0%0.5%4.5%3.2%6.1%
20124.2%28.9%4.6%49.4%0.4%3.4%2.6%6.4%
20113.9%28.5%4.2%54.0%0.2%2.6%1.4%5.2%
20104.5%33.2%3.8%51.5%0.3%1.4%0.6%4.7%
20095.8%32.6%3.0%52.6%0.4%1.1%0.2%4.4%
20086.7%29.0%4.1%54.9%0.5%0.8%0.1%4.0%
20077.5%28.4%4.6%55.6%0.5%0.6%0.0%3.0%
20068.2%26.4%5.9%56.0%0.4%0.4%0.0%2.7%
20059.7%25.5%5.9%56.4%0.3%0.3%0.0%1.9%
200411.0%24.2%5.9%57.1%0.4%0.2%0.0%1.3%
200311.5%25.9%4.5%56.7%0.3%0.1%0.0%1.0%
200212.4%22.1%5.6%58.5%0.4%0.1%0.0%0.9%
200112.6%20.1%7.0%59.0%0.6%0.1%0.0%0.8%
200015.6%19.3%5.7%58.2%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.7%
199911.9%23.1%5.2%58.8%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.6%
199817.3%18.3%7.2%56.2%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.4%
199717.7%14.8%5.9%60.9%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.4%
199620.7%14.7%6.2%57.7%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.4%
199522.5%13.9%6.5%56.3%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.4%
199423.8%11.6%6.8%56.9%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.4%
199323.3%9.7%6.5%59.8%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.4%
199222.4%9.3%6.5%60.9%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.4%
199123.2%8.7%7.1%60.2%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.4%
199024.3%7.7%6.4%60.8%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.4%

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025.