East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

East Asia & Pacific
59,522 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Japan
364,071 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific rank
6th
Japan rank
9th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 364,071 kWh per square kilometre against 59,522 kWh per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 304,549 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 6.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 429.48 kWh per square kilometre 3,625 kWh per square kilometre 3,196 kWh per square kilometre Japan
2000s 2,760 kWh per square kilometre 47,900 kWh per square kilometre 45,140 kWh per square kilometre Japan
2010s 19,626 kWh per square kilometre 156,134 kWh per square kilometre 136,508 kWh per square kilometre Japan
2020s 52,959 kWh per square kilometre 344,996 kWh per square kilometre 292,036 kWh per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?
Japan, at 364,071 kWh per square kilometre against 59,522 kWh per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
304,549 kWh per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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