Renewable energy consumption in Japan
Japan: Renewable energy consumption was 6.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Japan stood at 6.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Japan peaked at 6.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1994.
Japan ranks 157th of 224 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 | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Japan?
- Renewable energy consumption in Japan was 6.3% 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 energy consumption recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Japan ranks 157th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption