Japan vs Pakistan: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Japan
15.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
17.29 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Pakistan rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Japan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 17.29 terawatt-hours against 15.78 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 1.51 terawatt-hours.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Pakistan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Pakistan | 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 | 0.0254 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0254 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.6218 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.6209 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.83 terawatt-hours | 0.5759 terawatt-hours | 6.26 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.14 terawatt-hours | 5.81 terawatt-hours | 2.33 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, Japan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 17.29 terawatt-hours against 15.78 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Japan and Pakistan?
- 1.51 terawatt-hours, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Pakistan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Japan ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 5th 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.