Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Japan in 2021 — 12.64%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 208. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 12.51 pp.
1990–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.64 | +0.96 pp |
| 2020 | 11.68 | +1.54 pp |
| 2019 | 10.14 | +1.36 pp |
| 2018 | 8.78 | +1.01 pp |
| 2017 | 7.77 | +1.07 pp |
| 2016 | 6.7 | +1.14 pp |
| 2015 | 5.56 | +1.28 pp |
| 2014 | 4.28 | +1.11 pp |
| 2013 | 3.17 | +0.71 pp |
| 2012 | 2.46 | +0.22 pp |
| 2011 | 2.24 | +0.31 pp |
| 2010 | 1.93 | −0.04 pp |
| 2009 | 1.98 | +0.05 pp |
| 2008 | 1.93 | +0.03 pp |
| 2007 | 1.9 | +0.06 pp |
| 2006 | 1.84 | +0.05 pp |
| 2005 | 1.79 | +0.35 pp |
| 2004 | 1.44 | +0.06 pp |
| 2003 | 1.39 | +0.13 pp |
| 2002 | 1.26 | +0.03 pp |
| 2001 | 1.23 | +0.02 pp |
| 2000 | 1.21 | +0.93 pp |
| 1999 | 0.28 | +0.14 pp |
| 1998 | 0.14 | −0.08 pp |
| 1997 | 0.22 | −0.15 pp |
| 1996 | 0.37 | +0.21 pp |
| 1995 | 0.16 | +0.03 pp |
| 1994 | 0.13 | +0.39 pp |
| 1993 | -0.26 | −0.41 pp |
| 1992 | 0.15 | +0.17 pp |
| 1991 | -0.02 | −0.16 pp |
| 1990 | 0.13 | — |
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The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.
Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of its electricity a country gets from solar plants.
Electricity Wind share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from wind farms.
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Electricity Hydro share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from hydroelectric plants.
