Japan vs USSR: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Japan
19.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
22.63 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Japan rank
5th
USSR rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Japan
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 22.63 terawatt-hours against 19.34 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 3.29 terawatt-hours.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.18 terawatt-hours | 8.44 terawatt-hours | 8.62 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 5.68 terawatt-hours | 4.05 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 6.19 terawatt-hours | 0.9477 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Japan or USSR?
- USSR, at 22.63 terawatt-hours against 19.34 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 1984.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Japan and USSR?
- 3.29 terawatt-hours, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and USSR?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1984.
- How do Japan and USSR rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Japan ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd 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.