Renewable energy consumption in Japan
Japan: Renewable energy consumption was 8.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Japan, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Japan is 8.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Japan peaked at 8.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1994.
Japan ranks 153rd of 212 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 energy consumption in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.3% | — |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | -21.4% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Japan?
- Renewable energy consumption in Japan was 8.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Japan ranks 153rd out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. 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 energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.