Japan vs United States: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

Japan

693.04 terawatt-hours

in 2025

United States

2,576 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Japan rank

5th

United States rank

2nd

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

United States currently reports 2,576 terawatt-hours against 693.04 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 1,883 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States's figure about 3.7 times Japan's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd 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.