Italy vs Japan: Electricity generation from solar per person
Italy
754.57 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
820.93 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
24th
Japan rank
23rd
Electricity generation from solar per person over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 820.93 kilowatt-hours against 754.57 kilowatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 66.36 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 24th and Japan ranks 23rd of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0035 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0.0035 kilowatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.1747 kilowatt-hours | 0.4873 kilowatt-hours | 0.3126 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.83 kilowatt-hours | 11.98 kilowatt-hours | 10.15 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 316.35 kilowatt-hours | 246.89 kilowatt-hours | 69.46 kilowatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 530.72 kilowatt-hours | 729.43 kilowatt-hours | 198.7 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar per person, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 820.93 kilowatt-hours against 754.57 kilowatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar per person between Italy and Japan?
- 66.36 kilowatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Italy ranks 24th and Japan ranks 23rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.