Germany vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Germany
9.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
15.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
10th
Japan rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15.78 terawatt-hours against 9.58 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 6.2 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.5521 terawatt-hours | 0.0254 terawatt-hours | 0.5267 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.06 terawatt-hours | 0.6218 terawatt-hours | 3.44 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 12.5 terawatt-hours | 6.83 terawatt-hours | 5.66 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 9.03 terawatt-hours | 8.14 terawatt-hours | 0.8916 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 15.78 terawatt-hours against 9.58 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Germany and Japan?
- 6.2 terawatt-hours, with Japan 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 solar and wind?
- Germany ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 111 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 solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.