Germany vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Germany
-24.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
-47.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
74th
Japan rank
77th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports -24.56 terawatt-hours against -47.9 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 23.34 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 74th and Japan ranks 77th of 78 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -28.38 terawatt-hours | 40.61 terawatt-hours | 68.99 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | -14.92 terawatt-hours | -14.62 terawatt-hours | 0.3015 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.33 terawatt-hours | 29.33 terawatt-hours | 26 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | -68.45 terawatt-hours | 15.98 terawatt-hours | 84.43 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | -12.13 terawatt-hours | 15.1 terawatt-hours | 27.23 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | -21.01 terawatt-hours | 17.56 terawatt-hours | 38.57 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | -34.84 terawatt-hours | -25.32 terawatt-hours | 9.51 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at -24.56 terawatt-hours against -47.9 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Germany and Japan?
- 23.34 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Germany ranks 74th and Japan ranks 77th of 78 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 Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.