Australia vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Australia
13.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
15.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Japan rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15.78 terawatt-hours against 13.23 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 2.55 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0084 terawatt-hours | 0.0254 terawatt-hours | 0.0171 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.4644 terawatt-hours | 0.6218 terawatt-hours | 0.1574 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.3 terawatt-hours | 6.83 terawatt-hours | 3.53 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.03 terawatt-hours | 8.14 terawatt-hours | 1.9 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 15.78 terawatt-hours against 13.23 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Australia and Japan?
- 2.55 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Australia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 7th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. 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.