With no source of production, Belgium imports 100% of its natural gas consumption. “In 2021, 93.7% of the gas consumed in Belgium entered via pipeline“, tells us the FPS Economy. 67.1% came from Norway, 16.8% from the Netherlands (lhe natural gas that comes from the Netherlands is not only produced in the Netherlands, but also in Norway or Russia) and 6.4% from Russia.
“In addition, 2% of the gas consumed or stored in Belgium arrived by ship (in the form of LNG) from Russia, and 3.8% from Qatar.“, complete the federal public service.
“From January to October 2022, 44% of the LNG arriving in Zeebrugge by LNG tanker came from Russia, 36% from Qatar and 16% from the United States.“However, these latest figures, admittedly more recent, should be interpreted with caution. Indeed, they represent the percentages of entries into the territory, and not the actual physical imports (those consumed only by Belgium).