Japan vs United Kingdom: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
Japan
-0.6%
in 2025
United Kingdom
-0.9%
in 2025
Japan rank
44th
United Kingdom rank
47th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.6% against -0.9% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 44th and United Kingdom ranks 47th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 71.6% | 65.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 25.7% | 25.2% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 1.2% | 7.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 6.5% | 1.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.6% | -0.7% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -1.3% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | -2.9% | -3.8% | 0.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at -0.6% against -0.9% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- Japan ranks 44th and United Kingdom ranks 47th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.