Australia vs Japan: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Australia
95.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
113.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Japan rank
7th
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 113.91 terawatt-hours against 95.32 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 18.59 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 212 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0293 terawatt-hours | 0.0665 terawatt-hours | 0.0372 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.77 terawatt-hours | 3.15 terawatt-hours | 1.39 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 17.94 terawatt-hours | 36.87 terawatt-hours | 18.93 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 71.19 terawatt-hours | 101.17 terawatt-hours | 29.97 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 113.91 terawatt-hours against 95.32 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Australia and Japan?
- 18.59 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Australia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 in terawatt-hours.