Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Japan
Japan: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was -0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Japan, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded -0.8% for annual percentage change in primary energy use in 2025.
The figure is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Japan peaked at 17.4% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -8.1%, in 2009.
That places Japan 172nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 14.3% | — |
| 1967 | 14.3% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 10.4% | -27.4% |
| 1969 | 17.4% | +68.2% |
| 1970 | 14.9% | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | -70.1% |
| 1972 | 7.4% | +64.8% |
| 1973 | 11.2% | +51.7% |
| 1974 | -1.6% | -114.8% |
| 1975 | -1.0% | -38.6% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | -536.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -98.9% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | +5262.5% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -40.7% |
| 1980 | -4.0% | -364.2% |
| 1981 | -1.6% | -60.4% |
| 1982 | -2.8% | +79.2% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | -205.0% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | +47.0% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -49.8% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -102.0% |
| 1987 | 4.8% | -11316.4% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | -30.9% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -28.9% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +256.4% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -43.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -25.7% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -11.9% |
| 1998 | -1.9% | -200.0% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -192.1% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | -0.9% | -152.4% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | -90.2% |
| 2003 | -0.7% | +665.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -334.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +38.1% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | -111.0% |
| 2007 | -0.9% | +276.7% |
| 2008 | -2.0% | +120.2% |
| 2009 | -8.1% | +303.0% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -177.2% |
| 2011 | -5.7% | -191.4% |
| 2012 | -1.8% | -69.4% |
| 2013 | -1.3% | -27.7% |
| 2014 | -3.2% | +148.0% |
| 2015 | -1.5% | -52.8% |
| 2016 | -1.3% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -146.2% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | -198.0% |
| 2019 | -2.1% | +246.7% |
| 2020 | -7.8% | +267.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -157.7% |
| 2022 | -1.1% | -124.6% |
| 2023 | -2.7% | +141.4% |
| 2024 | -1.1% | -57.8% |
| 2025 | -0.8% | -33.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's -0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's -0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.7%. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +11316.4% | -0.0% | 4.8% |
| 1978 | +5262.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.1% | 10.4% | 17.4% | 4 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | -1.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | -4.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | -1.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7% | -8.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.1% | -5.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -7.8% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More energy & mining data for Japan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.7535 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy use in Japan?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Japan was -0.8% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 1969.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.1% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Japan ranks 172nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.