China vs Japan: Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP
China
40,469 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Japan
6,738 terawatt-hours
in 2019
China rank
1st
Japan rank
4th
Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 40,469 terawatt-hours against 6,738 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 33,731 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 6.0 times Japan's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 43 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,375 terawatt-hours | 6,651 terawatt-hours | 4,723 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 16,569 terawatt-hours | 6,569 terawatt-hours | 9,999 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 30,869 terawatt-hours | 6,159 terawatt-hours | 24,710 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp, China or Japan?
- China, at 40,469 terawatt-hours against 6,738 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp between China and Japan?
- 33,731 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp?
- China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) primary energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Gross domestic product (GDP) is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.