Japan vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from gas per person
Japan
2,742 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
2,567 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Netherlands rank
25th
Electricity generation from gas per person over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,742 kilowatt-hours against 2,567 kilowatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 175 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 25th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,124 kilowatt-hours | 2,681 kilowatt-hours | 1,557 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1,620 kilowatt-hours | 2,903 kilowatt-hours | 1,283 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2,174 kilowatt-hours | 3,554 kilowatt-hours | 1,380 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3,311 kilowatt-hours | 3,469 kilowatt-hours | 158.69 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2,945 kilowatt-hours | 2,920 kilowatt-hours | 25.43 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from gas per person, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 2,742 kilowatt-hours against 2,567 kilowatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from gas per person between Japan and Netherlands?
- 175 kilowatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for electricity generation from gas per person?
- Japan ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 25th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from gas per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.