Japan vs Panama: Electricity generation from renewables per person
Japan
1,972 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Panama
2,022 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Japan rank
46th
Panama rank
43rd
Electricity generation from renewables per person over time
- Japan
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2,022 kilowatt-hours against 1,972 kilowatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 50 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Japan ranks 46th and Panama ranks 43rd of 209 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 814.65 kilowatt-hours | 1,064 kilowatt-hours | 248.94 kilowatt-hours | Panama |
| 2010s | 1,114 kilowatt-hours | 1,538 kilowatt-hours | 424.29 kilowatt-hours | Panama |
| 2020s | 1,713 kilowatt-hours | 2,013 kilowatt-hours | 300.3 kilowatt-hours | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Japan or Panama?
- Panama, at 2,022 kilowatt-hours against 1,972 kilowatt-hours in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Japan and Panama?
- 50 kilowatt-hours, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Panama rank globally for electricity generation from renewables per person?
- Japan ranks 46th and Panama ranks 43rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.