Japan vs Luxembourg: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Japan
1,004 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Luxembourg
1,120 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
34th
Luxembourg rank
32nd
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1,120 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,004 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 116 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Luxembourg ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0.5262 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.97 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 24.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 116.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 91.42 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 289.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 370.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 80.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 824.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,003 kilowatt-hours per person | 179.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Japan or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 1,120 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,004 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Japan and Luxembourg?
- 116 kilowatt-hours per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Japan ranks 34th and Luxembourg ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.