Israel vs Japan: Electricity generation per person
Israel
8,626 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
8,366 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Israel rank
27th
Japan rank
29th
Electricity generation per person over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Israel currently reports 8,626 kilowatt-hours against 8,366 kilowatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 260 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.
Israel ranks 27th and Japan ranks 29th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,188 kilowatt-hours | 5,938 kilowatt-hours | 1,750 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 5,560 kilowatt-hours | 7,860 kilowatt-hours | 2,300 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 7,346 kilowatt-hours | 8,840 kilowatt-hours | 1,494 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 8,057 kilowatt-hours | 8,488 kilowatt-hours | 430.48 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 8,426 kilowatt-hours | 8,206 kilowatt-hours | 219.86 kilowatt-hours | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation per person, Israel or Japan?
- Israel, at 8,626 kilowatt-hours against 8,366 kilowatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Israel and Japan?
- 260 kilowatt-hours, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for electricity generation per person?
- Israel ranks 27th and Japan ranks 29th of 210 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 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.