Japan vs United States: Renewable energy
Japan
167.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
312.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Renewable energy over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 312.26 terawatt-hours against 167.68 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 144.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 79 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 46.99 terawatt-hours | 46.99 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 4.5 terawatt-hours | 80.91 terawatt-hours | 76.41 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 42.48 terawatt-hours | 169.68 terawatt-hours | 127.2 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 61.16 terawatt-hours | 306.02 terawatt-hours | 244.86 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 80.58 terawatt-hours | 323.19 terawatt-hours | 242.62 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 91.07 terawatt-hours | 357.68 terawatt-hours | 266.61 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 141.82 terawatt-hours | 327.18 terawatt-hours | 185.36 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 312.26 terawatt-hours against 167.68 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Japan and United States?
- 144.58 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for renewable energy?
- Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 79 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 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.