Japan vs United States of America: Primary energy from solar
Japan
110.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States of America
392.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
United States of America rank
2nd
Primary energy from solar over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 392.75 terawatt-hours against 110.79 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 281.96 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States of America's figure about 3.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0306 terawatt-hours | 0.0306 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.0616 terawatt-hours | 0.4866 terawatt-hours | 0.4251 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 0.9381 terawatt-hours | 0.5961 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 31.31 terawatt-hours | 43.72 terawatt-hours | 12.41 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2020s | 92.47 terawatt-hours | 241.03 terawatt-hours | 148.56 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 392.75 terawatt-hours against 110.79 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Japan and United States of America?
- 281.96 terawatt-hours, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Japan ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. 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.