Japan vs Russia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Japan
336.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
425.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
8th
Russia rank
7th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 425.63 terawatt-hours against 336.82 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 88.81 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and Russia ranks 7th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 364.69 terawatt-hours | 278.29 terawatt-hours | 86.39 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 391.34 terawatt-hours | 319.4 terawatt-hours | 71.94 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 207.23 terawatt-hours | 366.26 terawatt-hours | 159.03 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 287.58 terawatt-hours | 431.71 terawatt-hours | 144.13 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 425.63 terawatt-hours against 336.82 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Japan and Russia?
- 88.81 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Japan ranks 8th and Russia ranks 7th of 209 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.