CIS (EI) vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
CIS (EI)
-3.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
19.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- CIS (EI)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 19.34 terawatt-hours against -3.01 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 22.35 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 6.4 times CIS (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was CIS (EI) ahead.
CIS (EI) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 3 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, CIS (EI) averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | CIS (EI) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.44 terawatt-hours | -0.18 terawatt-hours | 8.62 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1970s | 5.68 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 4.05 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1980s | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 3.41 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.4378 terawatt-hours | 0.486 terawatt-hours | 0.0482 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 2 terawatt-hours | 0.1466 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2010s | 3.51 terawatt-hours | 9.68 terawatt-hours | 6.17 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.08 terawatt-hours | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 12 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, CIS (EI) or Japan?
- Japan, at 19.34 terawatt-hours against -3.01 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between CIS (EI) and Japan?
- 22.35 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do CIS (EI) and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- CIS (EI) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 3 groups.
- 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 renewables. 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.