IPAC Dashboard indicators — Renewables in Japan
Japan: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Renewables was 31,886 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31,886 Index
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
11th
of 136 countries
All-time high
31,886 Index
in 2025
All-time low
5,030 Index
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Renewables in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, ipac dashboard indicators — renewables in Japan stood at 31,886 Index. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — renewables in Japan peaked at 31,886 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,030 Index, in 1960.
That places Japan 11th out of 136 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Renewables in Japan, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,030 Index | — |
| 1961 | 5,847 Index | +16.2% |
| 1962 | 5,365 Index | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 5,930 Index | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 5,913 Index | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 6,541 Index | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 6,823 Index | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 5,894 Index | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 6,316 Index | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 6,479 Index | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 6,483 Index | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 7,240 Index | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 7,317 Index | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 5,973 Index | -18.4% |
| 1974 | 7,195 Index | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 7,258 Index | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 7,359 Index | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 6,532 Index | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 6,539 Index | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 7,717 Index | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 8,366 Index | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 8,302 Index | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 11,891 Index | +43.2% |
| 1983 | 12,470 Index | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 11,631 Index | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 12,862 Index | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 12,657 Index | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 12,372 Index | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 13,977 Index | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 14,400 Index | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 14,549 Index | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 15,273 Index | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 14,001 Index | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 14,876 Index | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 12,726 Index | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 15,123 Index | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 15,298 Index | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 16,254 Index | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 15,856 Index | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 15,473 Index | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 15,499 Index | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 14,802 Index | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 15,559 Index | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 17,055 Index | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 17,299 Index | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 16,779 Index | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 17,884 Index | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 17,254 Index | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 16,796 Index | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 16,661 Index | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 18,362 Index | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 18,496 Index | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17,782 Index | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 19,146 Index | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 20,290 Index | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 21,919 Index | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 21,432 Index | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 23,548 Index | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 24,542 Index | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26,132 Index | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 26,658 Index | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 28,722 Index | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 29,047 Index | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 30,332 Index | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 31,031 Index | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 31,886 Index | +2.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 31,886 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,575 Index, 7.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Japan's 31,886 Index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,025 Index, 3.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPAC Dashboard indicators — Renewables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +43.2% | 8,302 Index | 11,891 Index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,014 Index | 5,030 Index | 6,823 Index | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,961 Index | 5,973 Index | 7,717 Index | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,893 Index | 8,302 Index | 14,400 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,943 Index | 12,726 Index | 16,254 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,559 Index | 14,802 Index | 17,884 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,165 Index | 17,782 Index | 26,132 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,613 Index | 26,658 Index | 31,886 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 8 Canada 47,810 Index compare
- 8 Mauritania 790.43 Index compare
- 8 Viet Nam 22,083 Index compare
- 9 Poland 14,051 Index compare
- 9 Moldova 627.28 Index compare
- 9 Pakistan 34,920 Index compare
- 10 Netherlands 9,519 Index compare
- 10 Nigeria 34,434 Index compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 162.02 Index compare
- 11 Lithuania 2,181 Index compare
- 12 France 31,270 Index compare
- 12 Latvia 2,021 Index compare
- 13 Italy 26,993 Index compare
- 13 Estonia 1,511 Index compare
- 14 Kenya 25,505 Index compare
- 14 Slovenia 1,079 Index 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 ipac dashboard indicators — renewables in Japan?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — renewables in Japan was 31,886 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — renewables recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 31,886 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — renewables recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,030 Index in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for ipac dashboard indicators — renewables?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 136 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — renewables rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of IPAC Dashboard indicators — Renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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