Japan vs United Kingdom: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square
Japan
364,071 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
United Kingdom
482,623 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Japan rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 482,623 kWh per square kilometre against 364,071 kWh per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 118,552 kWh per square kilometre.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,625 kWh per square kilometre | 1,341 kWh per square kilometre | 2,284 kWh per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 47,900 kWh per square kilometre | 45,912 kWh per square kilometre | 1,988 kWh per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 156,134 kWh per square kilometre | 273,158 kWh per square kilometre | 117,024 kWh per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 344,996 kWh per square kilometre | 505,508 kWh per square kilometre | 160,512 kWh per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Japan or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 482,623 kWh per square kilometre against 364,071 kWh per square kilometre in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 118,552 kWh per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Japan ranks 9th and United Kingdom 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.