Renewable energy share in Japan
Renewable sources provided 8.8% of final energy consumption in Japan in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Japan, 2021
8.8%
Change from 2020
+0.3percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
19.8%
Position in 2021
153rd of 212
Renewable energy share in Japan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.8% | – |
| 2020 | 8.5% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 8.5% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 4.8%, the figure has changed by +4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Japan has the 153rd highest value.