CIS (EI) vs Japan: Electricity generation from gas

CIS (EI)
728.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
337.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th

Electricity generation from gas over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • Japan
200400600800198520052025

How they compare

CIS (EI) currently reports 728.61 terawatt-hours against 337.57 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 391.04 terawatt-hours.

That makes CIS (EI)'s figure about 2.2 times Japan's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, CIS (EI) has been ahead every year.

CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 2 groups.

CIS (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade CIS (EI) Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 593.31 terawatt-hours 137.09 terawatt-hours 456.22 terawatt-hours CIS (EI)
1990s 497.7 terawatt-hours 203.14 terawatt-hours 294.56 terawatt-hours CIS (EI)
2000s 537.19 terawatt-hours 277.83 terawatt-hours 259.36 terawatt-hours CIS (EI)
2010s 669.56 terawatt-hours 421.85 terawatt-hours 247.71 terawatt-hours CIS (EI)
2020s 701.66 terawatt-hours 367.47 terawatt-hours 334.19 terawatt-hours CIS (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from gas, CIS (EI) or Japan?
CIS (EI), at 728.61 terawatt-hours against 337.57 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from gas between CIS (EI) and Japan?
391.04 terawatt-hours, with CIS (EI) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and Japan?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do CIS (EI) and Japan rank globally for electricity generation from gas?
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from gas
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,056 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.