Japan vs Kazakhstan: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Japan
-6.6%
in 2025
Kazakhstan
-7.5%
in 2025
Japan rank
38th
Kazakhstan rank
40th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -6.6% against -7.5% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 38th and Kazakhstan ranks 40th of 68 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 9.5% | 6.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -1.3% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | -1.2% | 1.6% | 2.8% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 4.3% | 3.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Japan or Kazakhstan?
- Japan, at -6.6% against -7.5% in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Japan and Kazakhstan?
- 0.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kazakhstan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Japan ranks 38th and Kazakhstan ranks 40th of 68 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 hydropower. 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.