Estonia vs Japan: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Estonia
32.18 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan
31.87 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Estonia rank
23rd
Japan rank
24th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 32.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.87 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 0.31 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 24th of 76 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 44.62 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 51.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 37.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.46 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 44.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 39.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.95 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 51.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.55 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 36.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.12 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Estonia or Japan?
- Estonia, at 32.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.87 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Estonia and Japan?
- 0.31 kilowatt-hours per person, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Estonia ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 24th of 76 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 Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.