D35 · Electricity and Gas Utilities · JP

Electricity generation in Japan

Japan: 23.6% (renewable share of electricity generation, 2025), +0.6 pp on 2024. It ranks #99 of 159 countries for renewable share of electricity generation (2024).

  • 23.6% Latest · 2025
  • +0.6 pp vs 2024
  • #99of 159 countries · 2024
  • 19Records · 1 measures

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Renewable share of electricity generation in Japan

Fig 1 · D35 · Japan Annual

Renewable share of electricity generation

Japan, 2001 to 2025

19 observations · 2001 to 2025

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Renewable share of electricity generationRenewable share of electricity generation. 19 observations from 2001 to 2025, ranging from 8.62% to 23.6%. Latest value 23.6% (2025). % 0 5 10 15 20 25 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 24%
Renewable share of electricity generationRenewable share of electricity generation. 19 observations from 2001 to 2025, ranging from 8.62% to 23.6%. Latest value 23.6% (2025). % 0 10 20 30 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 24%
Renewable share of electricity generationRenewable share of electricity generation. 19 observations from 2001 to 2025, ranging from 8.62% to 23.6%. Latest value 23.6% (2025). % 0 10 20 30 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 24%
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Renewable share of electricity generation
Period Type Value
2001 Actual 9.08%
2003 Actual 10.3%
2004 Actual 10%
2006 Actual 9.83%
2007 Actual 8.62%
2009 Actual 8.73%
2011 Actual 10.3%
2012 Actual 10.1%
2013 Actual 11.1%
2014 Actual 12.6%
2015 Actual 15%
2016 Actual 14.3%
2017 Actual 15.2%
2018 Actual 16.2%
2019 Actual 16.9%
2021 Actual 20.1%
2022 Actual 20.5%
2024 Actual 22.9%
2025 Actual 23.6%
Source: Ember · percent · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

Every record

19 records across 1 measure, newest first within each. Each period opens its record and quote.

How Japan ranks

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest electricity generation figure for Japan?

Japan: 23.6% renewable share of electricity generation in 2025, +0.6 pp on 2024.

How does Japan rank?

#99 of 159 for renewable share of electricity generation (2024, 22.9%).

Where does the Japan data come from?

19 records from 1 document by Ember. Each figure links to its record and the sentence it was read from.

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StatOrigin. (2026). Electricity generation in Japan [Data set]. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/electricity-generation/japan

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@misc{statorigin_electricity_generation_japan_2026, title = {Electricity generation in Japan}, author = {{StatOrigin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://statorigin.org/statistics/electricity-generation/japan}, note = {Data set. Accessed 2026-10-03} }