Japan vs Pakistan: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Japan
47.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
19.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Pakistan rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Japan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 47.09 terawatt-hours against 19.53 terawatt-hours in Pakistan, a difference of 27.56 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.4 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6208 terawatt-hours | 0.2762 terawatt-hours | 0.3446 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 22.64 terawatt-hours | 0.5336 terawatt-hours | 22.11 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 41.1 terawatt-hours | 0.9168 terawatt-hours | 40.19 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 40.31 terawatt-hours | 0.3941 terawatt-hours | 39.92 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | -12.76 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 14.23 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2010s | -53.66 terawatt-hours | 3.51 terawatt-hours | 57.17 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 33.44 terawatt-hours | 13.47 terawatt-hours | 19.98 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Japan or Pakistan?
- Japan, at 47.09 terawatt-hours against 19.53 terawatt-hours in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Japan and Pakistan?
- 27.56 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Pakistan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Japan ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.