Israel vs Japan: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Israel
28.5 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan
31.87 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Israel rank
26th
Japan rank
24th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 31.87 kilowatt-hours per person against 28.5 kilowatt-hours per person in Israel, a difference of 3.37 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Israel ranks 26th and Japan ranks 24th of 76 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 34.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 37.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.12 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 36.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 39.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 34.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 30.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Israel or Japan?
- Japan, at 31.87 kilowatt-hours per person against 28.5 kilowatt-hours per person in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Israel and Japan?
- 3.37 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Israel ranks 26th 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.