Germany vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Germany
15.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
Japan rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 15.71 terawatt-hours against 14 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 1.71 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | 0.0218 terawatt-hours | 0.0199 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.6696 terawatt-hours | 0.2827 terawatt-hours | 0.3869 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.85 terawatt-hours | 6.43 terawatt-hours | 2.58 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.73 terawatt-hours | 7.24 terawatt-hours | 0.4905 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 15.71 terawatt-hours against 14 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Germany and Japan?
- 1.71 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th 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 solar. 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.