Japan vs Reunion: Electricity generation from renewables per person

Japan
1,972 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Reunion
1,989 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Japan rank
48th
Reunion rank
47th

Electricity generation from renewables per person over time

  • Japan
  • Reunion
5001.0k1.5k2.0k196519952025

How they compare

Reunion currently reports 1,989 kilowatt-hours against 1,972 kilowatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 17 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Reunion ahead.

Japan ranks 48th and Reunion ranks 47th of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Reunion in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Reunion Difference Ahead
2000s 814.65 kilowatt-hours 1,052 kilowatt-hours 237.78 kilowatt-hours Reunion
2010s 1,114 kilowatt-hours 1,145 kilowatt-hours 30.98 kilowatt-hours Reunion
2020s 1,670 kilowatt-hours 1,348 kilowatt-hours 322.93 kilowatt-hours Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Japan or Reunion?
Reunion, at 1,989 kilowatt-hours against 1,972 kilowatt-hours in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Japan and Reunion?
17 kilowatt-hours, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Reunion?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Japan and Reunion rank globally for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Japan ranks 48th and Reunion ranks 47th of 210 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

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.