Belgium: Energy use per capita
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Belgium |
Energy use per capita |
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Latest value | 4,687.79 |
Year | 2015 |
Measure | kilograms of oil equivalent |
Data availability | 1960 - 2015 |
Average | 4,619.24 |
Min - Max | 2,519.50 - 5,669.36 |
Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2015 is 4687.79 kilograms of oil equivalent, a decline from 4708.22 kilograms of oil equivalent in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 4181.46 kilograms of oil equivalent, based on data from 34 countries. Historically, the average for Belgium from 1960 to 2015 is 4619.24 kilograms of oil equivalent. The minimum value, 2519.5 kilograms of oil equivalent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 5669.36 kilograms of oil equivalent was recorded in 2000.
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The energy use per capita in Belgium includes all types of energy sources, from domestic production and imports. For easy comparison, the energy is expressed in kilograms of oil equivalent.
Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
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Gasoline prices | 1.43 | 2016 | dollars |
Diesel prices | 1.32 | 2016 | dollars |
Energy use per capita | 4,687.79 | 2015 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
Share of clean energy | 11.70 | 2021 | percent |
Energy use per $1000 GDP | 79.63 | 2015 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 14,148.00 | 2015 | million kWh |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 85,364 | 2020 | kt |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 7.40 | 2020 | metric tons |
Greenhouse gas emissions | 100,063 | 2020 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
GDP per unit of energy | 9.86 | 2015 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
Energy imports | 80.09 | 2015 | percent |
Natural resources income | 0.04 | 2021 | percent |
Oil revenue | 0.03 | 2021 | percent |
Natural gas revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
Access to electricity | 100.00 | 2022 | percent |