Germany vs Japan: Primary energy from renewables
Germany
423.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
370.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
Japan rank
8th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 423.09 terawatt-hours against 370.66 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 52.43 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany'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.
Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 8th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2 terawatt-hours | 74.55 terawatt-hours | 58.35 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 19.71 terawatt-hours | 82.99 terawatt-hours | 63.28 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 24.16 terawatt-hours | 125.87 terawatt-hours | 101.71 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 27.44 terawatt-hours | 144.6 terawatt-hours | 117.15 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 114.19 terawatt-hours | 165.53 terawatt-hours | 51.34 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 306.46 terawatt-hours | 212.25 terawatt-hours | 94.21 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 407.09 terawatt-hours | 326.43 terawatt-hours | 80.66 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 423.09 terawatt-hours against 370.66 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Germany and Japan?
- 52.43 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 8th of 77 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 renewables. 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.