Japan vs Netherlands: Energy intensity
Japan
1 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Netherlands
1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Japan rank
74th
Netherlands rank
73rd
Energy intensity over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Japan, a difference of 0.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 74th and Netherlands ranks 73rd of 165 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.88 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.3 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4259 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.85 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8838 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8908 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.43 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6746 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.68 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2736 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.37 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2194 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1039 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for energy intensity?
- Japan ranks 74th and Netherlands ranks 73rd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.