Japan vs Netherlands: Share of electricity generation from gas
Japan
32.8%
in 2025
Netherlands
34.9%
in 2025
Japan rank
54th
Netherlands rank
51st
Share of electricity generation from gas over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 34.9% against 32.8% in Japan, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 54th and Netherlands ranks 51st of 206 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.9% | 57.9% | 39.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 56.4% | 35.9% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 59.0% | 34.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 53.5% | 14.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 42.6% | 6.7% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from gas, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 34.9% against 32.8% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from gas between Japan and Netherlands?
- 2.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Japan ranks 54th and Netherlands ranks 51st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.