Primary energy from renewables per person in Japan
Japan: Primary energy from renewables per person was 3,011 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy from renewables per person in Japan, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from renewables per person in Japan is 3,011 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from renewables per person in Japan peaked at 3,011 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 626.66 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1973.
Japan ranks 30th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 723.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 665.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 778.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 738.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 626.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 801.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,042 kilowatt-hours per person | 831.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,245 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,153 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,010 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,287 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,296 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,217 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,404 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,666 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,380 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,022 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,620 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,216 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,011 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 27 Croatia 3,381 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 28 Turkey 3,269 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 29 France 3,096 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 31 Greece 2,974 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 32 China 2,924 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 33 Bulgaria 2,739 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Japan
- Fuel imports 19.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 7.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.6% (2025)
- Gas production 22.04 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 178.13 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 22.04 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 178.13 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.2% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 4.9% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 55.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from renewables per person in Japan?
- Primary energy from renewables per person in Japan was 3,011 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from renewables per person recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,011 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy from renewables per person recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 626.66 kilowatt-hours per person in 1973.
- How does Japan rank for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Japan ranks 30th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from renewables per person rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.