Fossil fuel production by fuel in Japan
Japan: Fossil fuel production by fuel was 22.04 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
22.04 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
60th
of 220 countries
All-time high
46.21 terawatt-hours
in 2007
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Fossil fuel production by fuel in Japan, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, fossil fuel production by fuel in Japan stood at 22.04 terawatt-hours.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel production by fuel in Japan peaked at 46.21 terawatt-hours in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
Japan ranks 60th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuel production by fuel in Japan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1917 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1918 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1919 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1921 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1922 | 0.3387 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1923 | 0.3349 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1924 | 0.3311 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1925 | 0.3274 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1926 | 0.3236 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.3199 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 0.3161 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 1929 | 0.3412 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 1930 | 0.3663 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1931 | 0.3913 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 1932 | 0.4164 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 1933 | 0.4415 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 1934 | 0.4666 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 1935 | 0.4917 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 1936 | 0.5168 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 1937 | 0.5419 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1938 | 0.5268 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 1939 | 0.5118 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 1940 | 0.4967 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 1941 | 0.4817 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 1942 | 0.4666 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1943 | 0.4516 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 1944 | 0.4365 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 1945 | 0.4215 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 1946 | 0.4064 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 1947 | 0.4403 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 1948 | 0.5757 terawatt-hours | +30.8% |
| 1949 | 0.6548 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 1950 | 0.7789 terawatt-hours | +19.0% |
| 1951 | 0.937 terawatt-hours | +20.3% |
| 1952 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 1953 | 1.24 terawatt-hours | +20.9% |
| 1954 | 1.59 terawatt-hours | +28.2% |
| 1955 | 1.76 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 1956 | 2 terawatt-hours | +13.5% |
| 1957 | 2.75 terawatt-hours | +37.9% |
| 1958 | 4.15 terawatt-hours | +50.8% |
| 1959 | 5.72 terawatt-hours | +37.8% |
| 1960 | 8.25 terawatt-hours | +44.2% |
| 1961 | 12.64 terawatt-hours | +53.2% |
| 1962 | 16.13 terawatt-hours | +27.6% |
| 1963 | 21.83 terawatt-hours | +35.3% |
| 1964 | 23.74 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 23.03 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 24.08 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 25.43 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 27.26 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 29.55 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 26.63 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 27.47 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 27.94 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 29.29 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 29.03 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 27.5 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 28.14 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 31.65 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 29.81 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 27.25 terawatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 25.17 terawatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 23.88 terawatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 23.23 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 23.88 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 24.2 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 25.49 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 23.88 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 24.85 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 23.88 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 22.91 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 26.26 terawatt-hours | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 27.57 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 27.31 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 28.19 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 27.94 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 28.39 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 27.73 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 29.01 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 28.79 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 28.89 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 31.16 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 31.01 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 34.32 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 35.4 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 36.75 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 39.45 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 43.5 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 46.21 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 46 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.3 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 40.8 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 40.76 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 38.86 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 35.49 terawatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 33.13 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 32.76 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 33.74 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 35.29 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 32.2 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 29.24 terawatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 26.6 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 26.7 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.89 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 23.4 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 22.04 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel production by fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +53.2% | 8.25 terawatt-hours | 12.64 terawatt-hours |
| 1958 | +50.8% | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 4.15 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2633 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3412 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4671 terawatt-hours | 0.3663 terawatt-hours | 0.5419 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4832 terawatt-hours | 0.4064 terawatt-hours | 0.6548 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.2 terawatt-hours | 0.7789 terawatt-hours | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.2 terawatt-hours | 8.25 terawatt-hours | 29.55 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.47 terawatt-hours | 26.63 terawatt-hours | 31.65 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.14 terawatt-hours | 22.91 terawatt-hours | 25.49 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.01 terawatt-hours | 26.26 terawatt-hours | 29.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.81 terawatt-hours | 31.01 terawatt-hours | 46.21 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.23 terawatt-hours | 29.24 terawatt-hours | 40.8 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.73 terawatt-hours | 22.04 terawatt-hours | 26.7 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 19.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 7.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel production by fuel in Japan?
- Fossil fuel production by fuel in Japan was 22.04 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel production by fuel recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.21 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel production by fuel recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Japan rank for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Japan ranks 60th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel production by fuel rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. 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); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel production by fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.