Guam vs Japan: Fossil fuel consumption per person
Guam
32,331 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Japan
31,866 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Guam rank
41st
Japan rank
43rd
Fossil fuel consumption per person over time
- Guam
- Japan
How they compare
Guam currently reports 32,331 kilowatt-hours per person against 31,866 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 465 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 41st and Japan ranks 43rd of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75,039 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,559 kilowatt-hours per person | 43,480 kilowatt-hours per person | Guam |
| 1990s | 86,371 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,701 kilowatt-hours per person | 48,670 kilowatt-hours per person | Guam |
| 2000s | 82,198 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,874 kilowatt-hours per person | 42,324 kilowatt-hours per person | Guam |
| 2010s | 29,666 kilowatt-hours per person | 38,811 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,145 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 29,254 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,602 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,349 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, Guam or Japan?
- Guam, at 32,331 kilowatt-hours per person against 31,866 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person between Guam and Japan?
- 465 kilowatt-hours per person, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guam and Japan rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person?
- Guam ranks 41st and Japan ranks 43rd of 213 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. 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. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.