Ireland vs Japan: Primary energy from wind
Ireland
12.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
12.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
27th
Japan rank
24th
Primary energy from wind over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.84 terawatt-hours against 12.06 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 0.78 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Ireland ranks 27th and Japan ranks 24th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0475 terawatt-hours | 0.0049 terawatt-hours | 0.0426 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | 0.3948 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.07 terawatt-hours | 5.49 terawatt-hours | 0.583 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 11.44 terawatt-hours | 10.2 terawatt-hours | 1.24 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind, Ireland or Japan?
- Japan, at 12.84 terawatt-hours against 12.06 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.78 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for primary energy from wind?
- Ireland ranks 27th and Japan ranks 24th 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 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.