Japan vs United States: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Japan
47.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
54.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
United States rank
4th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 54.79 terawatt-hours against 47.09 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 7.7 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 80 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6208 terawatt-hours | 25.44 terawatt-hours | 24.82 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 22.64 terawatt-hours | 85.22 terawatt-hours | 62.58 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 41.1 terawatt-hours | 101.43 terawatt-hours | 60.33 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 40.31 terawatt-hours | 76.64 terawatt-hours | 36.33 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | -12.76 terawatt-hours | 49.92 terawatt-hours | 62.68 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | -53.66 terawatt-hours | 55 terawatt-hours | 108.65 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 33.44 terawatt-hours | 58.32 terawatt-hours | 24.88 terawatt-hours | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 54.79 terawatt-hours against 47.09 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Japan and United States?
- 7.7 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – 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.