Japan vs Venezuela: Annual change in primary energy from gas
Japan
-5.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
-6.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
64th
Venezuela rank
65th
Annual change in primary energy from gas over time
- Japan
- Venezuela
How they compare
Japan currently reports -5.44 terawatt-hours against -6.87 terawatt-hours in Venezuela, a difference of 1.43 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Venezuela ahead.
Japan ranks 64th and Venezuela ranks 65th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 terawatt-hours | 4.15 terawatt-hours | 2.88 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 18.95 terawatt-hours | 6.79 terawatt-hours | 12.16 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 24.78 terawatt-hours | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 19.05 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 26.59 terawatt-hours | 8.74 terawatt-hours | 17.85 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 19.84 terawatt-hours | 3.79 terawatt-hours | 16.04 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 15.65 terawatt-hours | -8.64 terawatt-hours | 24.29 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | -29.54 terawatt-hours | 9.11 terawatt-hours | 38.65 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from gas, Japan or Venezuela?
- Japan, at -5.44 terawatt-hours against -6.87 terawatt-hours in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from gas between Japan and Venezuela?
- 1.43 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Venezuela?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Venezuela rank globally for annual change in primary energy from gas?
- Japan ranks 64th and Venezuela ranks 65th of 76 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 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.