Japan vs OECD members: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding
Japan
364,071 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
OECD members
53,488 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Japan rank
9th
OECD members rank
8th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
Japan currently reports 364,071 kWh per square kilometre against 53,488 kWh per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 310,583 kWh per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 6.8 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 8th of 208 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,625 kWh per square kilometre | 2,188 kWh per square kilometre | 1,437 kWh per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 47,900 kWh per square kilometre | 8,487 kWh per square kilometre | 39,413 kWh per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 156,134 kWh per square kilometre | 29,520 kWh per square kilometre | 126,614 kWh per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 344,996 kWh per square kilometre | 51,543 kWh per square kilometre | 293,452 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 OECD members?
- Japan, at 364,071 kWh per square kilometre against 53,488 kWh per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Japan and OECD members?
- 310,583 kWh per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Japan ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 8th 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.