India vs Japan: Fossil fuel consumption
India
10,100 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
3,923 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 10,100 terawatt-hours against 3,923 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 6,177 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 2.6 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 5th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 611.05 terawatt-hours | 2,139 terawatt-hours | 1,528 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 828.84 terawatt-hours | 3,767 terawatt-hours | 2,938 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 1,430 terawatt-hours | 3,810 terawatt-hours | 2,380 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,649 terawatt-hours | 4,726 terawatt-hours | 2,076 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 4,244 terawatt-hours | 5,094 terawatt-hours | 850.68 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 7,115 terawatt-hours | 4,947 terawatt-hours | 2,168 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 9,215 terawatt-hours | 4,155 terawatt-hours | 5,060 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 10,100 terawatt-hours against 3,923 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between India and Japan?
- 6,177 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 5th of 214 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. 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. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.