RAIL · ENERGY · NRG_BAL_C

Rail transport in Belgium: energy consumption

Rail energy consumption, history and the role of electricity.

2024 · Eurostat · PJ
Latest value6.2 PJ2024
EU-27215.9 PJ2024
EU rank#11/ 27
EU-27 share2.9 %EU-27
1990 → 2024

Annual trend

nrg_bal_c history. The chart compares the country with EU-27 using the same definition.

BelgiumEU-27
NRG_D_TRAQ · 2023

nrg_d_traq detail

2023 · nrg_d_traq

Electricity share in rail

84.8 %

Rail sub-modes

High-speed0.4 PJ6.8 %
Conventional rail4.9 PJ79.2 %
Metro + tram0.9 PJ14.0 %
EUROSTAT · NRG_BAL_C · NRG_D_TRAQ

How should these data be read?

Totals and history come from nrg_bal_c and are available through 2024. Fuel, vehicle and sub-mode detail comes from nrg_d_traq, whose latest available year is 2023 with usable coverage for 25 countries. The two reference years are always shown separately.

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