Japan vs Pakistan: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Japan
19.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
16.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
6th
Pakistan rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Japan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 19.34 terawatt-hours against 16.97 terawatt-hours in Pakistan, a difference of 2.37 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.18 terawatt-hours | 0.2762 terawatt-hours | 0.4562 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 0.5175 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 0.8967 terawatt-hours | 5.23 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.486 terawatt-hours | 0.4061 terawatt-hours | 0.0798 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1466 terawatt-hours | 0.7251 terawatt-hours | 0.5785 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 9.68 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 8.18 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 6.16 terawatt-hours | 12.92 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, Japan or Pakistan?
- Japan, at 19.34 terawatt-hours against 16.97 terawatt-hours in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Japan and Pakistan?
- 2.37 terawatt-hours, with Japan 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 renewables?
- Japan ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.