Japan vs Netherlands: Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
Japan
10.8%
in 2025
Netherlands
12.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
Netherlands rank
3rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 12.4% against 10.8% in Japan, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 1,025.0% | 1,021.4% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 68.4% | 45.2% | 23.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 2.0% | 8.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 2.2% | 3.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 0.6% | 23.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 0.8% | 9.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 12.4% against 10.8% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between Japan and Netherlands?
- 1.6%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Japan ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 36 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 percentage change in primary energy from nuclear. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.