Japan vs Low & middle income: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Japan
7,531 kWh per capita
in 2025
Low & middle income
2,586 kWh per capita
in 2024
Japan rank
21st
Low & middle income rank
24th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7,531 kWh per capita against 2,586 kWh per capita in Low & middle income, a difference of 4,945 kWh per capita.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.9 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 151 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,362 kWh per capita | 690.16 kWh per capita | 6,672 kWh per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 8,156 kWh per capita | 1,055 kWh per capita | 7,101 kWh per capita | Japan |
| 2010s | 8,195 kWh per capita | 1,781 kWh per capita | 6,414 kWh per capita | Japan |
| 2020s | 7,780 kWh per capita | 2,344 kWh per capita | 5,437 kWh per capita | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Japan or Low & middle income?
- Japan, at 7,531 kWh per capita against 2,586 kWh per capita in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 4,945 kWh per capita, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Japan ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 24th 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.
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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.