IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Japan
Japan: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil was 2.01 Index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.01 Index
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
61st
of 136 countries
All-time high
73.24 Index
in 1973
All-time low
2.01 Index
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2.01 Index for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Japan peaked at 73.24 Index in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.01 Index, in 2025.
That places Japan 61st out of 136 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Japan, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.06 Index | — |
| 1961 | 19.91 Index | +16.7% |
| 1962 | 22.29 Index | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 22.94 Index | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 31.95 Index | +39.2% |
| 1965 | 32.11 Index | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 33.3 Index | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 38.23 Index | +14.8% |
| 1968 | 42.7 Index | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 53.11 Index | +24.4% |
| 1970 | 59.24 Index | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 62.63 Index | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 66.71 Index | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 73.24 Index | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 65.52 Index | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 63.81 Index | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 63.32 Index | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 64.41 Index | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 58.49 Index | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 52.96 Index | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 46.23 Index | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 45.27 Index | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 41.15 Index | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 38.35 Index | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 32.84 Index | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 27.57 Index | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 26.75 Index | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 26.95 Index | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 28.19 Index | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 29.38 Index | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 28.96 Index | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 26.6 Index | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 26.96 Index | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 22.16 Index | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 24.75 Index | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 20.74 Index | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 19.24 Index | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 16.27 Index | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 14.52 Index | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 14.29 Index | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.62 Index | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 10.14 Index | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 12.04 Index | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 12.65 Index | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 11.4 Index | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 12.17 Index | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 10.06 Index | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 13.47 Index | +33.8% |
| 2008 | 11.82 Index | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 7.97 Index | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 7.8 Index | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 13.61 Index | +74.5% |
| 2012 | 16.55 Index | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 13.47 Index | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 9.97 Index | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 8.67 Index | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 6.91 Index | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 5.66 Index | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 4.21 Index | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 3.36 Index | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 3.12 Index | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 3.83 Index | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 4.24 Index | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 3.06 Index | -27.9% |
| 2024 | 2.4 Index | -21.6% |
| 2025 | 2.01 Index | -16.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.01 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7507 Index, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.01 Index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7547 Index, 2.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.36 Index | 17.06 Index | 53.11 Index | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.03 Index | 52.96 Index | 73.24 Index | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.27 Index | 26.75 Index | 46.23 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.45 Index | 14.29 Index | 28.96 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.43 Index | 7.97 Index | 13.47 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.02 Index | 3.36 Index | 16.55 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 Index | 2.01 Index | 4.24 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 — share in electricity production - oil in Japan?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Japan was 2.01 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.24 Index in 1973.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 Index in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil?
- Japan ranks 61st out of 136 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Share in electricity production - Oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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