Electricity demand per person in Japan
Japan: Electricity demand per person was 8,366 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8,366 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
29th
of 214 countries
All-time high
9,236 kilowatt-hours
in 2008
All-time low
8,005 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand per person in Japan, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Japan stood at 8,366 kilowatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Japan peaked at 9,236 kilowatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8,005 kilowatt-hours, in 2020.
Japan ranks 29th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Japan, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,657 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 8,511 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 8,653 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8,558 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8,772 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 9,014 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9,097 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 9,213 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9,236 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8,690 kilowatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 9,019 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 8,620 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 8,652 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 8,517 kilowatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 8,336 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 8,094 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 8,365 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 8,475 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8,533 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8,267 kilowatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 8,005 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 8,233 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 8,325 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 8,095 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 8,213 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 8,366 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 8,366 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Japan's 8,366 kilowatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,115 kilowatt-hours, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,840 kilowatt-hours | 8,511 kilowatt-hours | 9,236 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,488 kilowatt-hours | 8,094 kilowatt-hours | 9,019 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,206 kilowatt-hours | 8,005 kilowatt-hours | 8,366 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 26 Faroe Islands 8,952 kilowatt-hours compare
- 27 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8,761 kilowatt-hours compare
- 28 Macao 8,719 kilowatt-hours compare
- 30 Austria 8,322 kilowatt-hours compare
- 31 New Zealand 8,252 kilowatt-hours compare
- 32 Russia 8,168 kilowatt-hours 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)
- 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 electricity demand per person in Japan?
- Electricity demand per person in Japan was 8,366 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 9,236 kilowatt-hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,005 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for electricity demand per person?
- Japan ranks 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.