Japan vs Lower middle income: Electricity production from nuclear sources
Japan
9.5%
in 2024
Lower middle income
2.5%
in 2023
Japan rank
23rd
Lower middle income rank
24th
Electricity production from nuclear sources over time
- Japan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 9.5% against 2.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.9 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 24th of 210 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.9% | 1.1% | 26.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 1.6% | 24.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 2.0% | 3.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 2.4% | 3.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from nuclear sources, Japan or Lower middle income?
- Japan, at 9.5% against 2.5% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from nuclear sources between Japan and Lower middle income?
- 7.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for electricity production from nuclear sources?
- Japan ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 24th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from nuclear 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 nuclear sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants.