Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Japan
Japan: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 9.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 9.7% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Japan peaked at 9.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1994.
Japan ranks 151st of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | 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 12.2%, 79% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Japan's 9.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.5%, 77% of the median. (37 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 share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Japan?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Japan was 9.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Japan ranks 151st out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).