Japan vs United States of America: Global primary energy use by source
Japan
167.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States of America
312.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
United States of America rank
2nd
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 312.26 terawatt-hours against 167.68 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 144.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 46.99 terawatt-hours | 46.99 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1970s | 4.5 terawatt-hours | 80.91 terawatt-hours | 76.41 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1980s | 42.48 terawatt-hours | 169.68 terawatt-hours | 127.2 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1990s | 61.16 terawatt-hours | 306.02 terawatt-hours | 244.86 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2000s | 80.58 terawatt-hours | 323.19 terawatt-hours | 242.62 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2010s | 91.07 terawatt-hours | 357.68 terawatt-hours | 266.61 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2020s | 141.82 terawatt-hours | 327.18 terawatt-hours | 185.36 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 312.26 terawatt-hours against 167.68 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Japan and United States of America?
- 144.58 terawatt-hours, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.