Germany vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Germany
-5.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
-5.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
71st
Japan rank
70th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -5.23 terawatt-hours against -5.58 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 0.35 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 71st and Japan ranks 70th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6247 terawatt-hours | -0.18 terawatt-hours | 0.4447 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.467 terawatt-hours | 0.5393 terawatt-hours | 0.0723 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | -0.014 terawatt-hours | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.2442 terawatt-hours | -0.7949 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | -0.1655 terawatt-hours | -1.33 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.1104 terawatt-hours | 0.3453 terawatt-hours | 0.2349 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | -0.5397 terawatt-hours | 0.0556 terawatt-hours | 0.5953 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, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at -5.23 terawatt-hours against -5.58 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Germany and Japan?
- 0.35 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Germany ranks 71st 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.