Japan vs Sweden: Electricity generation from hydropower
Japan
73.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
68.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
10th
Sweden rank
12th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 73.9 terawatt-hours against 68.24 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 5.66 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.55 terawatt-hours | 46.35 terawatt-hours | 28.2 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 78.49 terawatt-hours | 54.92 terawatt-hours | 23.57 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 83.39 terawatt-hours | 65.05 terawatt-hours | 18.33 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 83.37 terawatt-hours | 67.94 terawatt-hours | 15.43 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 81.73 terawatt-hours | 67.33 terawatt-hours | 14.4 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 80.85 terawatt-hours | 66.69 terawatt-hours | 14.16 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 76.79 terawatt-hours | 69.2 terawatt-hours | 7.59 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 73.9 terawatt-hours against 68.24 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Japan and Sweden?
- 5.66 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Japan ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 215 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 hydropower. 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.