Japan vs Philippines: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Japan
-47.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Philippines
-26.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
77th
Philippines rank
75th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports -26.96 terawatt-hours against -47.9 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 20.94 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 77th and Philippines ranks 75th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.61 terawatt-hours | -0.0719 terawatt-hours | 40.69 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | -14.62 terawatt-hours | 0.1123 terawatt-hours | 14.73 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
| 1980s | 29.33 terawatt-hours | 0.954 terawatt-hours | 28.38 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 15.98 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 13.13 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 15.1 terawatt-hours | 3.12 terawatt-hours | 11.98 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 17.56 terawatt-hours | 13.28 terawatt-hours | 4.29 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | -25.32 terawatt-hours | 9.37 terawatt-hours | 34.69 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Japan or Philippines?
- Philippines, at -26.96 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 Japan and Philippines?
- 20.94 terawatt-hours, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Japan ranks 77th and Philippines ranks 75th 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.