CIS (EI) vs Japan: Renewable energy
CIS (EI)
7.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
167.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Japan rank
5th
Renewable energy over time
- CIS (EI)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 167.68 terawatt-hours against 7.84 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 159.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 21.4 times CIS (EI)'s.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 3 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | CIS (EI) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.5 terawatt-hours | 4.5 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 42.48 terawatt-hours | 42.48 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.3848 terawatt-hours | 61.16 terawatt-hours | 60.78 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.43 terawatt-hours | 80.58 terawatt-hours | 77.14 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.27 terawatt-hours | 91.07 terawatt-hours | 85.8 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.52 terawatt-hours | 141.82 terawatt-hours | 134.3 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, CIS (EI) or Japan?
- Japan, at 167.68 terawatt-hours against 7.84 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between CIS (EI) and Japan?
- 159.84 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do CIS (EI) and Japan rank globally for renewable energy?
- CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 3 groups.
- 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 Renewable energy. 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.