Japan vs Russia: Total electricity output
Japan
1.04 million GWh
in 2015
Russia
1.07 million GWh
in 2015
Japan rank
5th
Russia rank
4th
Total electricity output over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.07 million GWh against 1.04 million GWh in Japan, a difference of 30,350 GWh.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Russia ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th of 228 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 974,600 GWh | 919,924 GWh | 54,676 GWh | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.10 million GWh | 948,624 GWh | 153,876 GWh | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.07 million GWh | 1.06 million GWh | 9,115 GWh | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total electricity output, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 1.07 million GWh against 1.04 million GWh in Japan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in total electricity output between Japan and Russia?
- 30,350 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 total electricity output?
- Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th of 228 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 Total 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
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants