Japan vs Russia: Electricity generation
Japan
1,030 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
1,193 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Russia rank
4th
Electricity generation over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1,193 terawatt-hours against 1,030 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 163 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 724.18 terawatt-hours | 1,031 terawatt-hours | 306.36 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | 985.46 terawatt-hours | 920.6 terawatt-hours | 64.86 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,129 terawatt-hours | 950.65 terawatt-hours | 178.84 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,082 terawatt-hours | 1,076 terawatt-hours | 5.61 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,023 terawatt-hours | 1,165 terawatt-hours | 141.75 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 1,193 terawatt-hours against 1,030 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation between Japan and Russia?
- 163 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for electricity generation?
- Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.