Chile vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Chile
-6.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
-5.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
72nd
Japan rank
70th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Chile
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -5.23 terawatt-hours against -6.24 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 1.01 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Chile ranks 72nd and Japan ranks 70th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0175 terawatt-hours | -0.18 terawatt-hours | 0.1975 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.3424 terawatt-hours | 0.5393 terawatt-hours | 0.1969 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.3095 terawatt-hours | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 0.7903 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.3034 terawatt-hours | -0.7949 terawatt-hours | 1.1 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.16 terawatt-hours | -1.33 terawatt-hours | 2.49 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | -0.3739 terawatt-hours | 0.3453 terawatt-hours | 0.7192 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | -0.1408 terawatt-hours | 0.0556 terawatt-hours | 0.1963 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Chile or Japan?
- Japan, at -5.23 terawatt-hours against -6.24 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Chile and Japan?
- 1.01 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Chile ranks 72nd and Japan ranks 70th of 80 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 hydropower. 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.