Ireland vs Japan: Primary energy use, annual growth rate
Ireland
-1.01 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
-0.7535 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ireland rank
173rd
Japan rank
172nd
Primary energy use, annual growth rate over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.7535 % change on previous year against -1.01 % change on previous year in Ireland, a difference of 0.2565 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Ireland ranks 173rd and Japan ranks 172nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.78 % change on previous year | 14.09 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.14 % change on previous year | 4.38 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8066 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 0.6153 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.98 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.6645 % change on previous year | -0.7431 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 2010s | -0.0637 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | 0.995 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 2020s | -1.04 % change on previous year | -1.49 % change on previous year | 0.4533 % change on previous year | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, annual growth rate, Ireland or Japan?
- Japan, at -0.7535 % change on previous year against -1.01 % change on previous year in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use, annual growth rate between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.2565 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for primary energy use, annual growth rate?
- Ireland ranks 173rd and Japan ranks 172nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary energy use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.