Japan vs Switzerland: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Japan
7,531 kWh per capita
in 2025
Switzerland
7,111 kWh per capita
in 2025
Japan rank
21st
Switzerland rank
23rd
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7,531 kWh per capita against 7,111 kWh per capita in Switzerland, a difference of 420 kWh per capita.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,362 kWh per capita | 7,395 kWh per capita | 33.02 kWh per capita | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 8,156 kWh per capita | 8,141 kWh per capita | 14.54 kWh per capita | Japan |
| 2010s | 8,195 kWh per capita | 7,668 kWh per capita | 527.08 kWh per capita | Japan |
| 2020s | 7,739 kWh per capita | 7,238 kWh per capita | 500.66 kWh per capita | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 7,531 kWh per capita against 7,111 kWh per capita in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Japan and Switzerland?
- 420 kWh per capita, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Japan ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 23rd 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.