India vs Japan: Electricity generation from solar
India
195.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
101.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
4th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 195.99 terawatt-hours against 101.06 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 94.93 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0.0616 terawatt-hours | 0.059 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.79 terawatt-hours | 31.38 terawatt-hours | 18.59 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 111.48 terawatt-hours | 90.88 terawatt-hours | 20.6 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, India or Japan?
- India, at 195.99 terawatt-hours against 101.06 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between India and Japan?
- 94.93 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- India ranks 3rd 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.