Japan vs OECD (EI): Annual change in primary energy from nuclear
Japan
27.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
-4.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
3rd
OECD (EI) rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Japan
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 27.75 terawatt-hours against -4.94 terawatt-hours in OECD (EI), a difference of 32.69 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 5.6 times OECD (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was OECD (EI) ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and OECD (EI) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8008 terawatt-hours | 25.53 terawatt-hours | 24.73 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1970s | 21 terawatt-hours | 156.44 terawatt-hours | 135.44 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 34.98 terawatt-hours | 332.57 terawatt-hours | 297.6 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 39.82 terawatt-hours | 165.41 terawatt-hours | 125.59 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | -12.9 terawatt-hours | 12.36 terawatt-hours | 25.27 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | -63.34 terawatt-hours | -79.89 terawatt-hours | 16.56 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.36 terawatt-hours | -58.27 terawatt-hours | 72.63 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from nuclear, Japan or OECD (EI)?
- Japan, at 27.75 terawatt-hours against -4.94 terawatt-hours in OECD (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from nuclear between Japan and OECD (EI)?
- 32.69 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD (EI)?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and OECD (EI) rank globally for annual change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Japan ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 3rd of 218 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 nuclear. 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.