Austria vs Japan: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Austria
8,050 kWh per capita
in 2025
Japan
7,531 kWh per capita
in 2025
Austria rank
18th
Japan rank
21st
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Austria
- Japan
How they compare
Austria currently reports 8,050 kWh per capita against 7,531 kWh per capita in Japan, a difference of 519 kWh per capita.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Austria ranks 18th and Japan ranks 21st of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,428 kWh per capita | 7,362 kWh per capita | 933.69 kWh per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 7,785 kWh per capita | 8,156 kWh per capita | 370.57 kWh per capita | Japan |
| 2010s | 8,394 kWh per capita | 8,195 kWh per capita | 199.46 kWh per capita | Austria |
| 2020s | 8,078 kWh per capita | 7,739 kWh per capita | 339.43 kWh per capita | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Austria or Japan?
- Austria, at 8,050 kWh per capita against 7,531 kWh per capita in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Austria and Japan?
- 519 kWh per capita, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Japan rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Austria ranks 18th and Japan ranks 21st of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.