Japan vs Macau, China: Electricity demand per person

Japan
8,366 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Macau, China
8,719 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Japan rank
29th
Macau, China rank
28th

Electricity demand per person over time

  • Japan
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 8,719 kilowatt-hours against 8,366 kilowatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 353 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 29th and Macau, China ranks 28th of 210 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Macau, China Difference Ahead
2000s 8,840 kilowatt-hours 4,990 kilowatt-hours 3,850 kilowatt-hours Japan
2010s 8,488 kilowatt-hours 7,856 kilowatt-hours 632.04 kilowatt-hours Japan
2020s 8,174 kilowatt-hours 8,167 kilowatt-hours 7.28 kilowatt-hours Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity demand per person, Japan or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 8,719 kilowatt-hours against 8,366 kilowatt-hours in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity demand per person between Japan and Macau, China?
353 kilowatt-hours, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macau, China?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Japan and Macau, China rank globally for electricity demand per person?
Japan ranks 29th and Macau, China ranks 28th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.