Japan vs United States: Total electricity output
Japan
1.04 million GWh
in 2015
United States
4.30 million GWh
in 2015
Japan rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Total electricity output over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4.30 million GWh against 1.04 million GWh in Japan, a difference of 3.26 million GWh.
That makes United States's figure about 4.2 times Japan's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 228 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 974,600 GWh | 3.51 million GWh | 2.54 million GWh | United States |
| 2000s | 1.10 million GWh | 4.15 million GWh | 3.04 million GWh | United States |
| 2010s | 1.07 million GWh | 4.31 million GWh | 3.24 million GWh | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total electricity output, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 4.30 million GWh against 1.04 million GWh in Japan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in total electricity output between Japan and United States?
- 3.26 million GWh, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for total electricity output?
- Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd 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