India vs Japan: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
India
761.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
655.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
6th
Japan rank
9th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 761.02 terawatt-hours against 655.71 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 105.31 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.66 terawatt-hours | 76.59 terawatt-hours | 52.93 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 45.59 terawatt-hours | 165.42 terawatt-hours | 119.83 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 65.6 terawatt-hours | 548.5 terawatt-hours | 482.89 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 100.76 terawatt-hours | 954.9 terawatt-hours | 854.14 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 171.32 terawatt-hours | 1,036 terawatt-hours | 864.7 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 350.09 terawatt-hours | 410.4 terawatt-hours | 60.31 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 601.07 terawatt-hours | 534.73 terawatt-hours | 66.34 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, India or Japan?
- India, at 761.02 terawatt-hours against 655.71 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between India and Japan?
- 105.31 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.