Italy vs Japan: Renewable energy electricity output
Italy
108,906 GWh
in 2015
Japan
165,485 GWh
in 2015
Italy rank
10th
Japan rank
8th
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 165,485 GWh against 108,906 GWh in Italy, a difference of 56,579 GWh.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Italy's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 230 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,135 GWh | 97,242 GWh | 52,106 GWh | Japan |
| 2000s | 52,849 GWh | 99,826 GWh | 46,977 GWh | Japan |
| 2010s | 98,958 GWh | 134,089 GWh | 35,131 GWh | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 165,485 GWh against 108,906 GWh in Italy as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Italy and Japan?
- 56,579 GWh, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Italy ranks 10th 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
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.