Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre was 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Japan, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 122.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1967.
Japan ranks 10th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -53.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +13.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 19.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre 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 | -53.2% | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 7 Malta 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 8 Aruba 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 9 France 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 11 Germany 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 12 Denmark 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 13 Austria 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Japan?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Japan rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.