Italy vs Japan: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Italy
1,200 kWh per person
in 2021
Japan
1,056 kWh per person
in 2021
Italy rank
23rd
Japan rank
26th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
02505007501.0k1.2k199020052021

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1,200 kWh per person against 1,056 kWh per person in Japan, a difference of 144 kWh per person.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Italy ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 26th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1990s -3.52 kWh per person 10.5 kWh per person 14.03 kWh per person Japan
2000s 209.76 kWh per person 136.69 kWh per person 73.07 kWh per person Italy
2010s 943.29 kWh per person 447.84 kWh per person 495.45 kWh per person Italy
2020s 1,184 kWh per person 998.38 kWh per person 185.24 kWh per person Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 1,200 kWh per person against 1,056 kWh per person in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Italy and Japan?
144 kWh per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Italy ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 26th of 209 countries.
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.