India vs Japan: Electricity production by source
India
1,474 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
330.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th
Electricity production by source over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 1,474 terawatt-hours against 330.08 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 1,144 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 4.5 times Japan's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 211 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 149.68 terawatt-hours | 106.9 terawatt-hours | 42.78 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 278.88 terawatt-hours | 161.29 terawatt-hours | 117.59 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 483.11 terawatt-hours | 293.76 terawatt-hours | 189.35 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 952.23 terawatt-hours | 341.75 terawatt-hours | 610.48 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 1,364 terawatt-hours | 337.27 terawatt-hours | 1,026 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production by source, India or Japan?
- India, at 1,474 terawatt-hours against 330.08 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity production by source between India and Japan?
- 1,144 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for electricity production by source?
- India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity production 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.