Electricity production from natural gas sources in Japan
Japan: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 29.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from natural gas sources in Japan is 29.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Japan peaked at 42.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1990.
Japan ranks 56th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.3% | — |
| 1991 | 20.0% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 19.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +29.9% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 19.3% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 21.9% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 28.4% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 29.8% | 38.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 53 Netherlands 35.8% compare
- 54 Malaysia 34.9% compare
- 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30.5% compare
- 57 El Salvador 29.6% compare
- 58 Kazakhstan 28.5% compare
- 59 Pakistan 27.7% compare
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 electricity production from natural gas sources in Japan?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Japan was 29.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Japan ranks 56th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.