Denmark vs Japan: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre
Denmark
0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
12th
Japan rank
10th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Denmark ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 202 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre, Denmark or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre between Denmark and Japan?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.