India vs Japan: Primary energy use
India
10,861 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
4,578 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th
Primary energy use over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 10,861 terawatt-hours against 4,578 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 6,283 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 634.72 terawatt-hours | 2,216 terawatt-hours | 1,581 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 874.43 terawatt-hours | 3,932 terawatt-hours | 3,058 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 1,495 terawatt-hours | 4,358 terawatt-hours | 2,863 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,750 terawatt-hours | 5,680 terawatt-hours | 2,931 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 4,415 terawatt-hours | 6,130 terawatt-hours | 1,715 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 7,465 terawatt-hours | 5,357 terawatt-hours | 2,108 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 9,816 terawatt-hours | 4,690 terawatt-hours | 5,126 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, India or Japan?
- India, at 10,861 terawatt-hours against 4,578 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between India and Japan?
- 6,283 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for primary energy use?
- India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.