Japan vs Türkiye: Primary energy from renewables per person
Japan
3,011 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Türkiye
3,269 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
30th
Türkiye rank
28th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Japan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 3,269 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,011 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 258 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 30th and Türkiye ranks 28th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 723.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 92.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 631.18 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 738.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 150.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 587.81 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 1,042 kilowatt-hours per person | 307.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 734.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 1,153 kilowatt-hours per person | 561.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 591.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,296 kilowatt-hours per person | 550.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 745.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,666 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,446 kilowatt-hours per person | 220.42 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,620 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,957 kilowatt-hours per person | 337.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Japan or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 3,269 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,011 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Japan and Türkiye?
- 258 kilowatt-hours per person, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Türkiye?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Türkiye rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Japan ranks 30th and Türkiye ranks 28th of 80 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 renewables 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.