Renewable electricity output in Japan
Japan: Renewable electricity output was 21.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Japan, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity output in Japan is 21.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Japan peaked at 21.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1994.
Japan ranks 113th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.3% | — |
| 1991 | 11.9% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | -30.0% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 9.7% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.3% | 21.1% | 2 |
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- 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)
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- Fuel imports 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Japan?
- Renewable electricity output in Japan was 21.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for renewable electricity output?
- Japan ranks 113th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.