India vs Japan: Renewable energy electricity output

India
212,195 GWh
in 2015
Japan
165,485 GWh
in 2015
India rank
5th
Japan rank
8th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

India currently reports 212,195 GWh against 165,485 GWh in Japan, a difference of 46,710 GWh.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 230 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 75,407 GWh 97,242 GWh 21,835 GWh Japan
2000s 110,092 GWh 99,826 GWh 10,266 GWh India
2010s 191,498 GWh 134,089 GWh 57,410 GWh India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, India or Japan?
India, at 212,195 GWh against 165,485 GWh in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between India and Japan?
46,710 GWh, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do India and Japan rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
India ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 230 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.