Japan vs Slovakia: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Japan
7,343 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Slovakia
8,211 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
46th
Slovakia rank
43rd
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Japan
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 8,211 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,343 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 868 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Slovakia ahead.
Japan ranks 46th and Slovakia ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 195.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,268 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,073 kilowatt-hours per person | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 831.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,075 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,244 kilowatt-hours per person | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 2,930 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,681 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,751 kilowatt-hours per person | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 4,850 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,463 kilowatt-hours per person | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 6,666 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,880 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,215 kilowatt-hours per person | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 9,097 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,103 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.17 kilowatt-hours per person | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 7,740 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,368 kilowatt-hours per person | 628.23 kilowatt-hours per person | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Japan or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 8,211 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,343 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Japan and Slovakia?
- 868 kilowatt-hours per person, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Slovakia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Slovakia rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Japan ranks 46th and Slovakia ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per person, 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 kilowatt-hours per person.