Japan vs Russia: Renewable energy electricity output
Japan
165,485 GWh
in 2015
Russia
168,963 GWh
in 2015
Japan rank
8th
Russia rank
7th
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 168,963 GWh against 165,485 GWh in Japan, a difference of 3,478 GWh.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and Russia ranks 7th of 230 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,242 GWh | 165,863 GWh | 68,621 GWh | Russia |
| 2000s | 99,826 GWh | 169,748 GWh | 69,922 GWh | Russia |
| 2010s | 134,089 GWh | 171,078 GWh | 36,990 GWh | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 168,963 GWh against 165,485 GWh in Japan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Japan and Russia?
- 3,478 GWh, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Japan ranks 8th and Russia ranks 7th 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.