India vs Japan: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)
India
7.7%
in 2024
Japan
8.7%
in 2025
India rank
109th
Japan rank
106th
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.7% against 7.7% in India, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 109th and Japan ranks 106th of 210 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 10.0% | 9.1% | India |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 8.5% | 5.2% | India |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.1% | 2.9% | India |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.5% | 0.5% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from hydroelectric sources, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 8.7% against 7.7% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity production from hydroelectric sources between India and Japan?
- 1.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- India ranks 109th and Japan ranks 106th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.