Japan vs USSR: Primary energy from nuclear per person
Japan
2,315 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
1,583 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Japan rank
19th
USSR rank
21st
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- Japan
- USSR
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,315 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,583 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 732 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was USSR ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and USSR ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.67 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 717.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 336.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 381.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 2,643 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,488 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, Japan or USSR?
- Japan, at 2,315 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,583 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between Japan and USSR?
- 732 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Japan and USSR rank globally for primary energy from nuclear per person?
- Japan ranks 19th and USSR ranks 21st of 218 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.