CIS (EI) vs Japan: Electricity production in the United Kingdom

CIS (EI)
1.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
54.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th

Electricity production in the United Kingdom over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • Japan
0204060196519952025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 54.92 terawatt-hours against 1.64 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 53.28 terawatt-hours.

That makes Japan's figure about 33.5 times CIS (EI)'s.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

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

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade CIS (EI) Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1990s 0.0603 terawatt-hours 13.85 terawatt-hours 13.79 terawatt-hours Japan
2000s 0.3719 terawatt-hours 19.21 terawatt-hours 18.83 terawatt-hours Japan
2010s 0.6809 terawatt-hours 24.12 terawatt-hours 23.44 terawatt-hours Japan
2020s 1.49 terawatt-hours 40.89 terawatt-hours 39.4 terawatt-hours Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production in the united kingdom, CIS (EI) or Japan?
Japan, at 54.92 terawatt-hours against 1.64 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity production in the united kingdom between CIS (EI) and Japan?
53.28 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and Japan?
37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do CIS (EI) and Japan rank globally for electricity production in the united kingdom?
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity production in the United Kingdom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production in the United Kingdom
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,365 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.