Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) in Japan
Japan: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) was 7,531 kWh per capita in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electric power consumption in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electric power consumption in Japan is 7,531 kWh per capita, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power consumption in Japan peaked at 8,774 kWh per capita in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6,721 kWh per capita, in 1990.
Japan ranks 21st of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) in Japan, year by year
| Year | kWh per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,721 kWh per capita | — |
| 1991 | 6,902 kWh per capita | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 6,917 kWh per capita | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6,962 kWh per capita | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 7,384 kWh per capita | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 7,531 kWh per capita | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 7,686 kWh per capita | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 7,832 kWh per capita | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 7,779 kWh per capita | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 7,903 kWh per capita | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8,048 kWh per capita | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 7,903 kWh per capita | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 7,991 kWh per capita | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 7,901 kWh per capita | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8,137 kWh per capita | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 8,301 kWh per capita | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 8,327 kWh per capita | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8,540 kWh per capita | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 8,270 kWh per capita | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 8,139 kWh per capita | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 8,774 kWh per capita | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 8,322 kWh per capita | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 8,271 kWh per capita | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,291 kWh per capita | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8,113 kWh per capita | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 8,007 kWh per capita | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8,066 kWh per capita | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 8,191 kWh per capita | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8,058 kWh per capita | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 7,853 kWh per capita | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 7,687 kWh per capita | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 7,961 kWh per capita | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 7,800 kWh per capita | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 7,672 kWh per capita | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 7,781 kWh per capita | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 7,531 kWh per capita | -3.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 7,531 kWh per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,447 kWh per capita, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 7,531 kWh per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,249 kWh per capita, 1.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,362 kWh per capita | 6,721 kWh per capita | 7,903 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,156 kWh per capita | 7,901 kWh per capita | 8,540 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,195 kWh per capita | 7,853 kWh per capita | 8,774 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,739 kWh per capita | 7,531 kWh per capita | 7,961 kWh per capita | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power consumption in Japan?
- Electric power consumption in Japan was 7,531 kWh per capita in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power consumption recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,774 kWh per capita in 2010.
- What is the lowest electric power consumption recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,721 kWh per capita in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for electric power consumption?
- Japan ranks 21st out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electric power consumption rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.