India vs Japan: Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP
India
14,535 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Japan
6,738 terawatt-hours
in 2019
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
4th
Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 14,535 terawatt-hours against 6,738 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 7,797 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 2.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th of 43 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,523 terawatt-hours | 6,651 terawatt-hours | 2,128 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 5,811 terawatt-hours | 6,569 terawatt-hours | 757.91 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 10,389 terawatt-hours | 6,159 terawatt-hours | 4,231 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp, India or Japan?
- India, at 14,535 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 India and Japan?
- 7,797 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp?
- India ranks 3rd 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.