Japan vs United States of America: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Japan
19.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States of America
45.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
6th
United States of America rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 45.49 terawatt-hours against 19.34 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 26.15 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.18 terawatt-hours | 17.25 terawatt-hours | 17.43 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1970s | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 8.27 terawatt-hours | 6.63 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1980s | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 13.97 terawatt-hours | 7.84 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.486 terawatt-hours | 13.2 terawatt-hours | 12.71 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.1466 terawatt-hours | 27.4 terawatt-hours | 27.25 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2010s | 9.68 terawatt-hours | 51.63 terawatt-hours | 41.95 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2020s | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 71.42 terawatt-hours | 52.33 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 45.49 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 Japan and United States of America?
- 26.15 terawatt-hours, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Japan ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 80 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.