Germany vs Japan: Electricity generation from solar
Germany
89.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
101.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
Japan rank
4th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 101.06 terawatt-hours against 89.62 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 11.44 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.005 terawatt-hours | 0.0616 terawatt-hours | 0.0566 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.91 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 0.379 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 32.87 terawatt-hours | 31.38 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 64.46 terawatt-hours | 90.88 terawatt-hours | 26.42 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 101.06 terawatt-hours against 89.62 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Germany and Japan?
- 11.44 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 214 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. 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.