India vs Japan: Fossil fuel consumption
India
3,026 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
1,808 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
6th
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 3,026 terawatt-hours against 1,808 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 1,218 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 179.64 terawatt-hours | 1,470 terawatt-hours | 1,290 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 287.94 terawatt-hours | 3,037 terawatt-hours | 2,749 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 503.45 terawatt-hours | 2,669 terawatt-hours | 2,166 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 895.16 terawatt-hours | 3,159 terawatt-hours | 2,264 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,480 terawatt-hours | 2,983 terawatt-hours | 1,502 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,292 terawatt-hours | 2,413 terawatt-hours | 121.07 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,820 terawatt-hours | 1,900 terawatt-hours | 919.99 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, India or Japan?
- India, at 3,026 terawatt-hours against 1,808 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between India and Japan?
- 1,218 terawatt-hours, with India 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?
- India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption. 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.