India vs Japan: Electricity generation from renewables
India
500.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
242.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
4th
Japan rank
7th
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 500.98 terawatt-hours against 242.73 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 258.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 209 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.14 terawatt-hours | 79.31 terawatt-hours | 38.16 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 53.74 terawatt-hours | 94.35 terawatt-hours | 40.6 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 75.4 terawatt-hours | 97.29 terawatt-hours | 21.89 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 106.2 terawatt-hours | 104.08 terawatt-hours | 2.12 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 201.39 terawatt-hours | 141.84 terawatt-hours | 59.56 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 375.22 terawatt-hours | 218.84 terawatt-hours | 156.37 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, India or Japan?
- India, at 500.98 terawatt-hours against 242.73 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between India and Japan?
- 258.25 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.