France vs Japan: Consumption-based energy use per person
France
53.7 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Japan
53.1 kilowatt-hours
in 2019
France rank
19th
Japan rank
21st
Consumption-based energy use per person over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 53.7 kilowatt-hours against 53.1 kilowatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 0.6 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was France ahead.
France ranks 19th and Japan ranks 21st of 43 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.26 kilowatt-hours | 52.42 kilowatt-hours | 1.84 kilowatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 58.12 kilowatt-hours | 51.27 kilowatt-hours | 6.85 kilowatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 54.14 kilowatt-hours | 48.15 kilowatt-hours | 5.99 kilowatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based energy use per person, France or Japan?
- France, at 53.7 kilowatt-hours against 53.1 kilowatt-hours in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consumption-based energy use per person between France and Japan?
- 0.6 kilowatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for consumption-based energy use per person?
- France ranks 19th and Japan ranks 21st of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (or trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.