India vs Japan: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
India
2.5%
in 2025
Japan
2.7%
in 2025
India rank
40th
Japan rank
39th
Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 40th and Japan ranks 39th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | India |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.7% against 2.5% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between India and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?
- India ranks 40th and Japan ranks 39th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar and wind. 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 energy supply.