Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Japan
Japan: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 9.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Japan is 9.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Japan peaked at 9.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1994.
That places Japan 162nd out of 248 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.4% | — |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -21.2% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +4.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 9.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 78% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Japan's 9.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.6%, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More energy & mining data for Japan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Japan?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Japan was 9.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Japan ranks 162nd out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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