France vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
France
11.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
15.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
9th
Japan rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15.78 terawatt-hours against 11.01 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 4.77 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times France's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | 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 | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | 0.0254 terawatt-hours | 0.0213 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.8045 terawatt-hours | 0.6218 terawatt-hours | 0.1826 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 3.88 terawatt-hours | 6.83 terawatt-hours | 2.95 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.98 terawatt-hours | 8.14 terawatt-hours | 2.16 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 15.78 terawatt-hours against 11.01 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between France and Japan?
- 4.77 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- France ranks 9th 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.