Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Japan or Sweden?

Japan, at 165,485 GWh against 102,442 GWh in Sweden as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

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.

Japan vs Sweden: Renewable energy electricity output

Japan

165,485 GWh

in 2015

Sweden

102,442 GWh

in 2015

Japan rank

8th

Sweden rank

11th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Japan
Sweden

How they compare

Japan currently reports 165,485 GWh against 102,442 GWh in Sweden, a difference of 63,043 GWh.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 11th of 230 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	97,242 GWh	70,364 GWh	26,877 GWh	Japan
2000s	99,826 GWh	75,545 GWh	24,280 GWh	Japan
2010s	134,089 GWh	89,224 GWh	44,865 GWh	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Japan or Sweden?: Japan, at 165,485 GWh against 102,442 GWh in Sweden as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Japan and Sweden?: 63,043 GWh, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Japan ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 11th 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.