Italy vs Japan: Primary energy from renewables
Italy
237.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
370.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
11th
Japan rank
8th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 370.66 terawatt-hours against 237.88 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 132.78 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 77 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.28 terawatt-hours | 74.55 terawatt-hours | 3.28 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 71.6 terawatt-hours | 82.99 terawatt-hours | 11.39 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 70.9 terawatt-hours | 125.87 terawatt-hours | 54.97 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 78.86 terawatt-hours | 144.6 terawatt-hours | 65.73 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 111.2 terawatt-hours | 165.53 terawatt-hours | 54.33 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 204.5 terawatt-hours | 212.25 terawatt-hours | 7.75 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 223.21 terawatt-hours | 326.43 terawatt-hours | 103.22 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 370.66 terawatt-hours against 237.88 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Italy and Japan?
- 132.78 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Italy ranks 11th 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.