Japan vs Russia: Primary energy use
Japan
4,578 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
8,664 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Russia rank
4th
Primary energy use over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 8,664 terawatt-hours against 4,578 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 4,086 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,606 terawatt-hours | 9,666 terawatt-hours | 5,061 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | 5,680 terawatt-hours | 7,981 terawatt-hours | 2,300 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2000s | 6,130 terawatt-hours | 7,273 terawatt-hours | 1,142 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 5,357 terawatt-hours | 7,891 terawatt-hours | 2,534 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 4,690 terawatt-hours | 8,379 terawatt-hours | 3,689 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 8,664 terawatt-hours against 4,578 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Japan and Russia?
- 4,086 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for primary energy use?
- Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.