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Electricity generation by source in Japan

Japan: Electricity generation by source was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0 terawatt-hours
World rank
28th
of 214 countries
All-time high
17.05 terawatt-hours
in 1989
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025

Electricity generation by source in Japan, 1965–2025

051015196519952025

Source: Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0 terawatt-hours for electricity generation by source in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, electricity generation by source in Japan peaked at 17.05 terawatt-hours in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1965.

That places Japan 28th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Electricity generation by source in Japan, year by year

Year terawatt-hours Change
1965 0 terawatt-hours —
1966 0 terawatt-hours —
1967 0 terawatt-hours —
1968 0 terawatt-hours —
1969 0 terawatt-hours —
1970 0.2427 terawatt-hours —
1971 0.2356 terawatt-hours -2.9%
1972 0.2486 terawatt-hours +5.5%
1973 0.254 terawatt-hours +2.2%
1974 0.3075 terawatt-hours +21.1%
1975 0.3785 terawatt-hours +23.1%
1976 0.3676 terawatt-hours -2.9%
1977 0.5338 terawatt-hours +45.2%
1978 0.8276 terawatt-hours +55.1%
1979 1.1 terawatt-hours +32.9%
1980 1.09 terawatt-hours -0.8%
1981 1.14 terawatt-hours +4.1%
1982 9.87 terawatt-hours +768.5%
1983 11.03 terawatt-hours +11.7%
1984 12.12 terawatt-hours +9.9%
1985 12.7 terawatt-hours +4.8%
1986 13.8 terawatt-hours +8.7%
1987 14.79 terawatt-hours +7.2%
1988 15.99 terawatt-hours +8.1%
1989 17.05 terawatt-hours +6.6%
1990 11.34 terawatt-hours -33.5%
1991 11.65 terawatt-hours +2.7%
1992 11.85 terawatt-hours +1.7%
1993 11.56 terawatt-hours -2.5%
1994 13.47 terawatt-hours +16.6%
1995 14.3 terawatt-hours +6.1%
1996 15.25 terawatt-hours +6.7%
1997 16.44 terawatt-hours +7.8%
1998 16.17 terawatt-hours -1.6%
1999 16.49 terawatt-hours +1.9%
2000 0 terawatt-hours -100.0%
2001 0 terawatt-hours —
2002 0 terawatt-hours —
2003 0 terawatt-hours —
2004 0 terawatt-hours —
2005 0 terawatt-hours —
2006 0 terawatt-hours —
2007 0 terawatt-hours —
2008 0 terawatt-hours —
2009 0 terawatt-hours —
2010 0 terawatt-hours —
2011 0 terawatt-hours —
2012 0 terawatt-hours —
2013 0 terawatt-hours —
2014 0 terawatt-hours —
2015 0 terawatt-hours —
2016 0 terawatt-hours —
2017 0 terawatt-hours —
2018 0 terawatt-hours —
2019 0 terawatt-hours —
2020 0 terawatt-hours —
2021 0 terawatt-hours —
2022 0 terawatt-hours —
2023 0 terawatt-hours —
2024 0 terawatt-hours —
2025 0 terawatt-hours —

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Electricity generation by source 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.

YearChange FromTo
1982 +768.5% 1.14 terawatt-hours 9.87 terawatt-hours
2000 -100.0% 16.49 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1978 +55.1% 0.5338 terawatt-hours 0.8276 terawatt-hours

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 5
1970s 0.4496 terawatt-hours 0.2356 terawatt-hours 1.1 terawatt-hours 10
1980s 10.96 terawatt-hours 1.09 terawatt-hours 17.05 terawatt-hours 10
1990s 13.85 terawatt-hours 11.34 terawatt-hours 16.49 terawatt-hours 10
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 25 Hungary 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 25 Martinique 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 25 Slovakia 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 28 Afghanistan 0 terawatt-hours
  5. 28 Albania 0 terawatt-hours
  6. 28 Algeria 0 terawatt-hours
  7. 28 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
  8. 28 Angola 0 terawatt-hours
  9. 28 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours
  10. 28 Argentina 0 terawatt-hours compare
  11. 28 Armenia 0 terawatt-hours
  12. 28 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours
  13. 28 Australia 0 terawatt-hours compare
  14. 28 Austria 0 terawatt-hours compare
  15. 28 Azerbaijan 0 terawatt-hours
  16. 28 Bahamas 0 terawatt-hours
  17. 28 Bahrain 0 terawatt-hours
  18. 28 Bangladesh 0 terawatt-hours
  19. 28 Barbados 0 terawatt-hours
  20. 28 Belarus 0 terawatt-hours
  21. 28 Belgium 0 terawatt-hours compare
  22. 28 Belize 0 terawatt-hours
  23. 28 Benin 0 terawatt-hours
  24. 28 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours
  25. 28 Bhutan 0 terawatt-hours
  26. 28 Bolivia 0 terawatt-hours
  27. 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 terawatt-hours
  28. 28 Botswana 0 terawatt-hours
  29. 28 Brazil 0 terawatt-hours compare
  30. 28 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
  31. 28 Brunei 0 terawatt-hours
  32. 28 Bulgaria 0 terawatt-hours
  33. 28 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours
  34. 28 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours
  35. 28 Cambodia 0 terawatt-hours
  36. 28 Cameroon 0 terawatt-hours
  37. 28 Canada 0 terawatt-hours compare
  38. 28 Cape Verde 0 terawatt-hours
  39. 28 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours
  40. 28 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours
  41. 28 Chad 0 terawatt-hours
  42. 28 China 0 terawatt-hours compare
  43. 28 Colombia 0 terawatt-hours compare
  44. 28 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours
  45. 28 Congo 0 terawatt-hours
  46. 28 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours
  47. 28 Cote d'Ivoire 0 terawatt-hours
  48. 28 Croatia 0 terawatt-hours compare
  49. 28 Cuba 0 terawatt-hours
  50. 28 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours
  51. 28 Czechia 0 terawatt-hours
  52. 28 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 terawatt-hours
  53. 28 Denmark 0 terawatt-hours compare
  54. 28 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours
  55. 28 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours
  56. 28 Dominican Republic 0 terawatt-hours
  57. 28 East Timor 0 terawatt-hours
  58. 28 Ecuador 0 terawatt-hours
  59. 28 Egypt 0 terawatt-hours
  60. 28 Equatorial Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
  61. 28 Eritrea 0 terawatt-hours
  62. 28 Estonia 0 terawatt-hours
  63. 28 Eswatini 0 terawatt-hours
  64. 28 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours
  65. 28 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours
  66. 28 Fiji 0 terawatt-hours
  67. 28 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours
  68. 28 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours
  69. 28 Gabon 0 terawatt-hours
  70. 28 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours
  71. 28 Georgia 0 terawatt-hours
  72. 28 Germany 0 terawatt-hours compare
  73. 28 Ghana 0 terawatt-hours
  74. 28 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours
  75. 28 Greece 0 terawatt-hours
  76. 28 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours
  77. 28 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours
  78. 28 Guam 0 terawatt-hours
  79. 28 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
  80. 28 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours
  81. 28 Guyana 0 terawatt-hours
  82. 28 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours
  83. 28 Hong Kong 0 terawatt-hours
  84. 28 India 0 terawatt-hours compare
  85. 28 Iran 0 terawatt-hours
  86. 28 Iraq 0 terawatt-hours
  87. 28 Ireland 0 terawatt-hours
  88. 28 Israel 0 terawatt-hours
  89. 28 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours
  90. 28 Jordan 0 terawatt-hours
  91. 28 Kazakhstan 0 terawatt-hours
  92. 28 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours
  93. 28 Kuwait 0 terawatt-hours
  94. 28 Kyrgyzstan 0 terawatt-hours
  95. 28 Laos 0 terawatt-hours
  96. 28 Latvia 0 terawatt-hours
  97. 28 Lebanon 0 terawatt-hours
  98. 28 Lesotho 0 terawatt-hours
  99. 28 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours
  100. 28 Libya 0 terawatt-hours
  101. 28 Lithuania 0 terawatt-hours
  102. 28 Luxembourg 0 terawatt-hours compare
  103. 28 Macao 0 terawatt-hours
  104. 28 Madagascar 0 terawatt-hours
  105. 28 Malawi 0 terawatt-hours
  106. 28 Malaysia 0 terawatt-hours
  107. 28 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours
  108. 28 Mali 0 terawatt-hours
  109. 28 Malta 0 terawatt-hours
  110. 28 Mauritania 0 terawatt-hours
  111. 28 Mauritius 0 terawatt-hours
  112. 28 Mexico 0 terawatt-hours compare
  113. 28 Moldova 0 terawatt-hours
  114. 28 Mongolia 0 terawatt-hours
  115. 28 Montenegro 0 terawatt-hours
  116. 28 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours
  117. 28 Morocco 0 terawatt-hours
  118. 28 Mozambique 0 terawatt-hours
  119. 28 Myanmar 0 terawatt-hours
  120. 28 Namibia 0 terawatt-hours
  121. 28 Nauru 0 terawatt-hours
  122. 28 Nepal 0 terawatt-hours
  123. 28 Netherlands 0 terawatt-hours compare
  124. 28 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours
  125. 28 Niger 0 terawatt-hours
  126. 28 Nigeria 0 terawatt-hours
  127. 28 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
  128. 28 North Korea 0 terawatt-hours
  129. 28 North Macedonia 0 terawatt-hours
  130. 28 Oman 0 terawatt-hours
  131. 28 Pakistan 0 terawatt-hours
  132. 28 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours
  133. 28 Panama 0 terawatt-hours
  134. 28 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours
  135. 28 Peru 0 terawatt-hours compare
  136. 28 Puerto Rico 0 terawatt-hours
  137. 28 Qatar 0 terawatt-hours
  138. 28 Reunion 0 terawatt-hours
  139. 28 Romania 0 terawatt-hours
  140. 28 Russia 0 terawatt-hours compare
  141. 28 Rwanda 0 terawatt-hours
  142. 28 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours
  143. 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours
  144. 28 Saint Lucia 0 terawatt-hours
  145. 28 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours
  146. 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours
  147. 28 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
  148. 28 Sao Tome and Principe 0 terawatt-hours
  149. 28 Saudi Arabia 0 terawatt-hours
  150. 28 Senegal 0 terawatt-hours
  151. 28 Serbia 0 terawatt-hours
  152. 28 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours
  153. 28 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours
  154. 28 Singapore 0 terawatt-hours compare
  155. 28 Slovenia 0 terawatt-hours
  156. 28 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours
  157. 28 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours
  158. 28 South Africa 0 terawatt-hours compare
  159. 28 South Korea 0 terawatt-hours compare
  160. 28 South Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
  161. 28 Spain 0 terawatt-hours compare
  162. 28 Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
  163. 28 Suriname 0 terawatt-hours
  164. 28 Sweden 0 terawatt-hours compare
  165. 28 Syria 0 terawatt-hours
  166. 28 Taiwan 0 terawatt-hours compare
  167. 28 Tajikistan 0 terawatt-hours
  168. 28 Tanzania 0 terawatt-hours
  169. 28 Thailand 0 terawatt-hours compare
  170. 28 Togo 0 terawatt-hours
  171. 28 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours
  172. 28 Trinidad and Tobago 0 terawatt-hours compare
  173. 28 Tunisia 0 terawatt-hours
  174. 28 Turkmenistan 0 terawatt-hours
  175. 28 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours
  176. 28 Uganda 0 terawatt-hours
  177. 28 Ukraine 0 terawatt-hours
  178. 28 United Arab Emirates 0 terawatt-hours
  179. 28 United Kingdom 0 terawatt-hours compare
  180. 28 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
  181. 28 Uruguay 0 terawatt-hours
  182. 28 Uzbekistan 0 terawatt-hours
  183. 28 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours
  184. 28 Venezuela 0 terawatt-hours
  185. 28 Vietnam 0 terawatt-hours
  186. 28 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours
  187. 28 Yemen 0 terawatt-hours
  188. 28 Zambia 0 terawatt-hours
  189. 28 Zimbabwe 0 terawatt-hours

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation by source in Japan?
Electricity generation by source in Japan was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation by source recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 17.05 terawatt-hours in 1989.
What is the lowest electricity generation by source recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1965.
How does Japan rank for electricity generation by source?
Japan ranks 28th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity generation by source
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,365 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.