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Belgium's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2015-01 → 2026-06 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-06
215gCO₂e/kWh
#17 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
60.9%
clean incl. nuclear: 60.9%
Records
Cleanest: 73 (2025-01)
Dirtiest: 334 (2015-09)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | -18 | 40.5 | 61.7 |
| 2024 | 153 | -14 | 31.5 | 70.7 |
| 2023 | 167 | +1 | 29.6 | 77.5 |
| 2022 | 166 | +10 | 22.2 | 89 |
| 2021 | 156 | -42 | 19.6 | 92.9 |
| 2020 | 198 | +10 | 22 | 82.1 |
| 2019 | 188 | -37 | 16.5 | 87 |
| 2018 | 225 | +35 | 18.3 | 70 |
| 2017 | 190 | +4 | 14 | 80.5 |
| 2016 | 186 | -71 | 13 | 79.9 |
| 2015 | 257 | — | 16.3 | 65.9 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/be".