Japan vs Venezuela: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Japan
2,736 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
2,571 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Japan rank
42nd
Venezuela rank
45th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Japan
- Venezuela
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,736 kilowatt-hours against 2,571 kilowatt-hours in Venezuela, a difference of 165 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 45th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 960.99 kilowatt-hours | 687.39 kilowatt-hours | 273.6 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 1,934 kilowatt-hours | 1,316 kilowatt-hours | 617.56 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,907 kilowatt-hours | 2,307 kilowatt-hours | 600.31 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,063 kilowatt-hours | 2,732 kilowatt-hours | 330.99 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,625 kilowatt-hours | 2,339 kilowatt-hours | 713.65 kilowatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 2,223 kilowatt-hours | 2,336 kilowatt-hours | 113.04 kilowatt-hours | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Japan or Venezuela?
- Japan, at 2,736 kilowatt-hours against 2,571 kilowatt-hours in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Japan and Venezuela?
- 165 kilowatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Venezuela?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Venezuela rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Japan ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 45th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.