Japan vs Middle income: Electric power consumption
Japan
7,530 kWh per capita
in 2024
Middle income
2,675 kWh per capita
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Middle income rank
20th
Electric power consumption over time
- Japan
- Middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7,530 kWh per capita against 2,675 kWh per capita in Middle income, a difference of 4,855 kWh per capita.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.8 times Middle income's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 20th of 150 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,362 kWh per capita | 726.34 kWh per capita | 6,635 kWh per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 8,156 kWh per capita | 1,120 kWh per capita | 7,036 kWh per capita | Japan |
| 2010s | 8,195 kWh per capita | 1,917 kWh per capita | 6,277 kWh per capita | Japan |
| 2020s | 7,776 kWh per capita | 2,483 kWh per capita | 5,292 kWh per capita | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Japan or Middle income?
- Japan, at 7,530 kWh per capita against 2,675 kWh per capita in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Japan and Middle income?
- 4,855 kWh per capita, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Japan ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 20th of 150 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.