Israel vs Japan: Share of primary energy from oil
Israel
40.0%
in 2025
Japan
39.5%
in 2025
Israel rank
38th
Japan rank
40th
Share of primary energy from oil over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Israel currently reports 40.0% against 39.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 38th and Japan ranks 40th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.8% | 65.7% | 32.1% | Israel |
| 1970s | 99.0% | 77.2% | 21.8% | Israel |
| 1980s | 85.0% | 61.4% | 23.6% | Israel |
| 1990s | 74.1% | 55.7% | 18.4% | Israel |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 48.6% | 8.8% | Israel |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 45.0% | 0.2% | Israel |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 40.5% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from oil, Israel or Japan?
- Israel, at 40.0% against 39.5% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from oil between Israel and Japan?
- 0.5%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for share of primary energy from oil?
- Israel ranks 38th and Japan ranks 40th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.