Renewable energy electricity output in Japan
Japan: Renewable energy electricity output was 165,485 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in Japan, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy electricity output in Japan is 165,485 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Japan peaked at 165,485 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77,893 GWh, in 1994.
That places Japan 8th 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 | 97,242 GWh | 77,893 GWh | 106,821 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,826 GWh | 94,599 GWh | 108,728 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 134,089 GWh | 118,282 GWh | 165,485 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in Japan?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Japan was 165,485 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 165,485 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,893 GWh in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.