Japan vs Low & middle income: Electric power consumption

Japan
7,530 kWh per capita
in 2024
Low & middle income
2,450 kWh per capita
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Low & middle income rank
24th

Electric power consumption over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020072024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 7,530 kWh per capita against 2,450 kWh per capita in Low & middle income, a difference of 5,080 kWh per capita.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.1 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 20th 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 692.44 kWh per capita 6,669 kWh per capita Japan
2000s 8,156 kWh per capita 1,057 kWh per capita 7,099 kWh per capita Japan
2010s 8,195 kWh per capita 1,781 kWh per capita 6,413 kWh per capita Japan
2020s 7,776 kWh per capita 2,281 kWh per capita 5,494 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 7,530 kWh per capita against 2,450 kWh per capita in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in electric power consumption between Japan and Low & middle income?
5,080 kWh per capita, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for electric power consumption?
Japan ranks 20th 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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Indicator
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Unit
kWh per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 6,544 data points, 1990–2024
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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.