Japan vs North America: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding
Japan
364,071 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
North America
37,025 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Japan rank
9th
North America rank
12th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 364,071 kWh per square kilometre against 37,025 kWh per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 327,046 kWh per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 9.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and North America ranks 12th of 208 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,625 kWh per square kilometre | 3,100 kWh per square kilometre | 525.56 kWh per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 47,900 kWh per square kilometre | 6,077 kWh per square kilometre | 41,822 kWh per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 156,134 kWh per square kilometre | 19,709 kWh per square kilometre | 136,425 kWh per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 344,996 kWh per square kilometre | 34,822 kWh per square kilometre | 310,174 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, Japan or North America?
- Japan, at 364,071 kWh per square kilometre against 37,025 kWh per square kilometre in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Japan and North America?
- 327,046 kWh per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Japan ranks 9th and North America ranks 12th of 208 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.