India vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
India
103.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
19.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 103.04 terawatt-hours against 19.34 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 83.7 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 5.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 terawatt-hours | -0.18 terawatt-hours | 2.56 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 2.55 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 0.9079 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 0.9201 terawatt-hours | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 5.21 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.54 terawatt-hours | 0.486 terawatt-hours | 2.06 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 6.67 terawatt-hours | 0.1466 terawatt-hours | 6.53 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 18.82 terawatt-hours | 9.68 terawatt-hours | 9.14 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 42.36 terawatt-hours | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 23.27 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, India or Japan?
- India, at 103.04 terawatt-hours against 19.34 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between India and Japan?
- 83.7 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 77 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 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.