Japan vs OECD (EI): Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
Japan
10.8%
in 2025
OECD (EI)
-0.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
OECD (EI) rank
2nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Japan
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10.8% against -0.1% in OECD (EI), a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 124.4 times OECD (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and OECD (EI) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 578.3% | 25.0% | 553.3% | Japan |
| 1970s | 68.4% | 26.4% | 42.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 11.4% | 0.9% | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 2.9% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.6% | 0.2% | 0.8% | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 23.6% | -1.2% | 24.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.4% | -0.9% | 11.3% | 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 OECD (EI)?
- Japan, at 10.8% against -0.1% in OECD (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between Japan and OECD (EI)?
- 10.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD (EI)?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and OECD (EI) rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Japan ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 2nd of 36 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 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.