Japan vs United Kingdom: Renewable energy
Japan
167.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
122.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Renewable energy over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 167.68 terawatt-hours against 122.16 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 45.52 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 79 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 4.5 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.5 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 42.48 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 42.48 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 61.16 terawatt-hours | 5.02 terawatt-hours | 56.14 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 80.58 terawatt-hours | 22.76 terawatt-hours | 57.82 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 91.07 terawatt-hours | 74.22 terawatt-hours | 16.85 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 141.82 terawatt-hours | 115.98 terawatt-hours | 25.85 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 167.68 terawatt-hours against 122.16 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 45.52 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for renewable energy?
- Japan ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th 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.