Japan vs United States of America: Electricity generation from oil
Japan
25.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States of America
31.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
United States of America rank
6th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 31.72 terawatt-hours against 25.39 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 6.33 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 6th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 200.27 terawatt-hours | 143.77 terawatt-hours | 56.5 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 244.56 terawatt-hours | 114.03 terawatt-hours | 130.53 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 166.56 terawatt-hours | 99.44 terawatt-hours | 67.11 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 111.04 terawatt-hours | 41.43 terawatt-hours | 69.61 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 30.88 terawatt-hours | 33.92 terawatt-hours | 3.04 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 31.72 terawatt-hours against 25.39 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Japan and United States of America?
- 6.33 terawatt-hours, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Japan ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 6th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.