Net energy imports in Japan

Net imports covered 87.3% of energy use in Japan in 2024.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Japan, 2024 87.3% % of energy use
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 87.2%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Japan (2024).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 48.0% Middle value of 37 countries
Position in 2024 14th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Japan over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period JapanWorld
2024 87.3% –
2023 87.2% 14.6%
2022 89.9% -0.7%
2021 88.7% -0.2%
2020 89.6% -1.2%
2019 90.6% -1.1%
2018 91.4% -1.3%
2017 93.1% -0.8%
2016 93.8% -1.2%
2015 94.8% -0.9%
2014 95.6% -0.6%
2013 95.7% -0.8%
2012 96.1% -0.8%
2011 90.8% -0.6%
2010 81.7% -0.1%
2009 80.6% -0.3%
2008 84.2% 0.4%
2007 84.3% 0.7%
2006 82.4% 0.6%
2005 83.5% 0.0%
2004 83.8% -0.6%
2003 85.5% 0.1%
2002 83.0% 0.0%
2001 81.2% -0.6%
2000 82.8% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 87.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 95.6%, the figure has changed by −8.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 14th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Japan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency