Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Japan: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
284.11 kWh per person
in 2021
Japan
1,056 kWh per person
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
23rd
Japan rank
26th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1,056 kWh per person against 284.11 kWh per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 771.89 kWh per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s -2.19 kWh per person 10.5 kWh per person 12.69 kWh per person Japan
2000s 16.66 kWh per person 136.69 kWh per person 120.02 kWh per person Japan
2010s 116.69 kWh per person 447.84 kWh per person 331.15 kWh per person Japan
2020s 267.84 kWh per person 998.38 kWh per person 730.54 kWh per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Japan?
Japan, at 1,056 kWh per person against 284.11 kWh per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
771.89 kWh per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.