China vs Japan: Primary energy from nuclear per person
China
1,038 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan
2,315 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
China rank
22nd
Japan rank
19th
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,315 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,038 kilowatt-hours per person in China, a difference of 1,277 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 19th of 217 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.61 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 717.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 717.75 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 21.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,457 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,436 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 106.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,815 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,708 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 385.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,550 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,165 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 909.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,674 kilowatt-hours per person | 764.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 2,315 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,038 kilowatt-hours per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between China and Japan?
- 1,277 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for primary energy from nuclear per person?
- China ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 19th of 217 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 nuclear 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.