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What is the average electricity and gas consumption in the Brussels region?

The Brussels regulator Brugel publishes average consumption figures for each type of customer. These figures make it possible to identify broad trends, but they are purely indicative. However, by checking your bill and the number of kWh consumed during the year, they allow you to work out in which category of consumer you fall.

Average electricity consumption

Type of customer Annual consumption
Small-scale consumer (student in a kot, studio renter, etc.) 600 kWh (peak hours)
Average consumer (in Brussels) 2,036 kWh (peak hours)
Average household (outside Brussels) 3,500 kWh
  - 1,600 kWh (peak hours)
  - 1,900 kWh (off-peak hours)
Large-scale consumer (large family) 7,500 kWh
  - 3,600 kWh (peak hours)
  - 3,900 kWh (off-peak hours)

Average gas consumption

Type of customer Annual consumption
Small-scale consumer 2,326 kWh (cooking + hot water)
Average consumer 12,728 kWh (heated home)
Large-scale consumer 23,260 kWh (+ hot water + central heating)

Figures to be interpreted with caution

Do these figures not apply to your situation? This is not surprising, as the amount of energy consumed varies significantly from one consumer to the next. Various parameters can influence your consumption:

  • your consumption habits (thermostat temperature, being at home all day or only a few hours a day, gas or electric heating, gas or electric cooking, etc.)
  • insulation and the size of your home
  • the composition of your household (a single person will not consume the same amount of energy as a family of 5)
  • your installations (supplementary heating, number and wattage of your appliances and their energy rating A, B, etc.)

It is therefore difficult to establish an average that accurately reflects the situation of every individual.

Why is the average consumption in Brussels lower than the average consumption of a Belgian household?

You will often read in the press that the average annual electricity consumption of a Belgian household is 3,500 kWh/year.

The average consumption of households in Brussels is lower than this figure because, in major cities, housing tends to be apartments rather than single-family homes, which are larger by nature and more expensive to light and heat. Apartments also have less heat loss than detached homes.

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