Australia vs Japan: Electricity generation by source
Australia
0 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
0 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
28th
Japan rank
28th
Electricity generation by source over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 28th and Japan ranks 28th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2866 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2866 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.3796 terawatt-hours | 0.4496 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.5104 terawatt-hours | 10.96 terawatt-hours | 10.45 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.8499 terawatt-hours | 13.85 terawatt-hours | 13 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 0 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between Australia and Japan?
- 0 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- Australia ranks 28th and Japan ranks 28th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation by source. 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.