Japan vs Netherlands: Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar
Japan
14.5%
in 2025
Netherlands
16.9%
in 2025
Japan rank
53rd
Netherlands rank
50th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 16.9% against 14.5% in Japan, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 50th of 78 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.4% | 1,432.4% | 1,375.9% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 26.5% | 4.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 64.8% | 26.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 30.7% | 21.9% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from solar, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 16.9% against 14.5% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from solar between Japan and Netherlands?
- 2.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from solar?
- Japan ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 50th of 78 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 solar. 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.