CIS (EI) vs Japan: Electricity generation from solar
CIS (EI)
15.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
101.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- CIS (EI)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 101.06 terawatt-hours against 15.22 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 85.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 6.6 times CIS (EI)'s.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 2 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | CIS (EI) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0616 terawatt-hours | 0.0616 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.468 terawatt-hours | 31.38 terawatt-hours | 30.91 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.59 terawatt-hours | 90.88 terawatt-hours | 83.29 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, CIS (EI) or Japan?
- Japan, at 101.06 terawatt-hours against 15.22 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between CIS (EI) and Japan?
- 85.84 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and Japan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do CIS (EI) and Japan rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 2 groups.
- 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. 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.