Belgium vs Ireland: Primary energy from hydropower
Belgium
0.3711 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
0.6525 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
61st
Ireland rank
58th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.6525 terawatt-hours against 0.3711 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 0.2814 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.8 times Belgium's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 61st and Ireland ranks 58th of 79 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2566 terawatt-hours | 0.7885 terawatt-hours | 0.5319 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.1944 terawatt-hours | 0.6769 terawatt-hours | 0.4825 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.3402 terawatt-hours | 0.7978 terawatt-hours | 0.4576 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.3048 terawatt-hours | 0.782 terawatt-hours | 0.4772 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.3599 terawatt-hours | 0.7474 terawatt-hours | 0.3875 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.309 terawatt-hours | 0.7176 terawatt-hours | 0.4086 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.3792 terawatt-hours | 0.7908 terawatt-hours | 0.4116 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.6525 terawatt-hours against 0.3711 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.2814 terawatt-hours, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Belgium ranks 61st and Ireland ranks 58th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.