Bahamas vs Japan: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Bahamas
34,643 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Japan
37,192 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bahamas rank
50th
Japan rank
46th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bahamas
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 37,192 kilowatt-hours per person against 34,643 kilowatt-hours per person in Bahamas, a difference of 2,549 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 50th and Japan ranks 46th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50,398 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,093 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,305 kilowatt-hours per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 40,782 kilowatt-hours per person | 45,312 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,530 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 44,261 kilowatt-hours per person | 47,984 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,723 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 33,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 42,027 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,791 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 32,130 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,690 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,560 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Bahamas or Japan?
- Japan, at 37,192 kilowatt-hours per person against 34,643 kilowatt-hours per person in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Bahamas and Japan?
- 2,549 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Japan rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 50th and Japan ranks 46th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. 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 person.