Renewable electricity in Japan
Japan: Renewable electricity was 16.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Japan, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity in Japan is 16.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 90.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Japan peaked at 16.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1994.
Japan ranks 113th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 8.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.5% | 16.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Japan?
- Renewable electricity in Japan was 16.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for renewable electricity?
- Japan ranks 113th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants