Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

Japan

693.04 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

444.82 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Japan rank

5th

Saudi Arabia rank

6th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

Japan currently reports 693.04 terawatt-hours against 444.82 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 248.22 terawatt-hours.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 208 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.