Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Japan
Japan: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Japan, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Japan is 0 terawatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 119.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Japan peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1967.
Japan ranks 41st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -20.2% |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +32.0% |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +22.7% |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.3% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -32.6% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -53.1% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 6.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -53.1% | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Japan?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Japan was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1967.
- How does Japan rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita?
- Japan ranks 41st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.