Australia vs Japan: Primary energy from solar and wind
Australia
97.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
123.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Japan rank
7th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 123.62 terawatt-hours against 97.97 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 25.65 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0.0293 terawatt-hours | 0.0665 terawatt-hours | 0.0372 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.77 terawatt-hours | 3.15 terawatt-hours | 1.39 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 17.94 terawatt-hours | 36.8 terawatt-hours | 18.86 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 72.09 terawatt-hours | 102.67 terawatt-hours | 30.59 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 123.62 terawatt-hours against 97.97 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Australia and Japan?
- 25.65 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Australia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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.