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

Japan
54.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
404.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
OECD (EI) rank
1st

Electricity production in the United Kingdom over time

  • Japan
  • OECD (EI)
0100200300400196519952025

How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 404.13 terawatt-hours against 54.92 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 349.21 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 7.4 times Japan's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 214 countries.

OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan OECD (EI) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 20.63 terawatt-hours 20.63 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1970s 0.4496 terawatt-hours 32.57 terawatt-hours 32.12 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1980s 10.96 terawatt-hours 65.68 terawatt-hours 54.72 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1990s 13.85 terawatt-hours 123.36 terawatt-hours 109.51 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2000s 19.21 terawatt-hours 194.41 terawatt-hours 175.21 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2010s 24.12 terawatt-hours 335.44 terawatt-hours 311.32 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2020s 40.89 terawatt-hours 397.32 terawatt-hours 356.43 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production in the united kingdom, Japan or OECD (EI)?
OECD (EI), at 404.13 terawatt-hours against 54.92 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity production in the united kingdom between Japan and OECD (EI)?
349.21 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD (EI)?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Japan and OECD (EI) rank globally for electricity production in the united kingdom?
Japan ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 214 countries.
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.