Renewable energy consumption in Japan
Japan: Renewable energy consumption was 664,987 TJ 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 TJ.
Analysis
Japan recorded 664,987 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Japan peaked at 664,987 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 401,510 TJ, in 1994.
That places Japan 18th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 465,152 TJ | 401,510 TJ | 508,229 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 458,203 TJ | 438,934 TJ | 484,620 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 559,132 TJ | 500,370 TJ | 664,987 TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Japan?
- Renewable energy consumption in Japan was 664,987 TJ 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 664,987 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 401,510 TJ in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Japan ranks 18th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste