Japan vs USSR: Fossil fuel consumption
Japan
3,923 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
13,912 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Japan rank
5th
USSR rank
2nd
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- Japan
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 13,912 terawatt-hours against 3,923 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 9,989 terawatt-hours.
That makes USSR's figure about 3.5 times Japan's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,139 terawatt-hours | 7,391 terawatt-hours | 5,252 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 3,767 terawatt-hours | 10,515 terawatt-hours | 6,749 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | 3,682 terawatt-hours | 13,271 terawatt-hours | 9,589 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Japan or USSR?
- USSR, at 13,912 terawatt-hours against 3,923 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 1984.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Japan and USSR?
- 9,989 terawatt-hours, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Japan and USSR rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
- Japan ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd 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.