Australia vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from gas
Australia
-4.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
-5.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
62nd
Japan rank
65th
Annual change in primary energy from gas over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports -4.38 terawatt-hours against -5.44 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 1.06 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 62nd and Japan ranks 65th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 1.27 terawatt-hours | 0.2418 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 9.22 terawatt-hours | 18.95 terawatt-hours | 9.72 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 7.05 terawatt-hours | 24.78 terawatt-hours | 17.73 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.49 terawatt-hours | 26.59 terawatt-hours | 23.1 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 8.96 terawatt-hours | 19.84 terawatt-hours | 10.87 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 14.92 terawatt-hours | 15.65 terawatt-hours | 0.7246 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | -8.9 terawatt-hours | -29.54 terawatt-hours | 20.64 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from gas, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at -4.38 terawatt-hours against -5.44 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from gas between Australia and Japan?
- 1.06 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from gas?
- Australia ranks 62nd and Japan ranks 65th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.