Japan vs Low & middle income: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Japan
1,056 kWh per person
in 2021
Low & middle income
264.11 kWh per person
in 2021
Japan rank
26th
Low & middle income rank
25th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
02505007501.0k199020052021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1,056 kWh per person against 264.11 kWh per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 791.89 kWh per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 4.0 times Low & middle income's.

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

Japan ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 25th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 10.5 kWh per person 4.51 kWh per person 6 kWh per person Japan
2000s 136.69 kWh per person 13.97 kWh per person 122.72 kWh per person Japan
2010s 447.84 kWh per person 92.75 kWh per person 355.09 kWh per person Japan
2020s 998.38 kWh per person 238.73 kWh per person 759.65 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, Japan or Low & middle income?
Japan, at 1,056 kWh per person against 264.11 kWh per person in Low & middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Japan and Low & middle income?
791.89 kWh per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Japan ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 25th 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.