India vs Japan: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
India
665.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
904 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
11th
Japan rank
8th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 904 terawatt-hours against 665.69 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 238.31 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 219 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.46 terawatt-hours | 20.16 terawatt-hours | 16.7 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 10.79 terawatt-hours | 95.04 terawatt-hours | 84.24 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 47.49 terawatt-hours | 354.48 terawatt-hours | 306.99 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 176.39 terawatt-hours | 608.32 terawatt-hours | 431.93 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 334.55 terawatt-hours | 851.79 terawatt-hours | 517.24 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 541.91 terawatt-hours | 1,159 terawatt-hours | 617.51 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 634.16 terawatt-hours | 965.58 terawatt-hours | 331.42 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 904 terawatt-hours against 665.69 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between India and Japan?
- 238.31 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- India ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. 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.