Solar electricity generation — all countries

Solar electricity generation — Japan

Solar electricity generation in Japan in 2025 — 101.06 TWh. Ranked 4 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 29,623.5%.

2025 101.06 TWh +4.51% vs 2024
World rank 4of 91
Period maximum 101.06 TWh2025
Period minimum 0.34 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Solar electricity generation — Japan, 2000–20250501001502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.34 TWh2001: 0.5 TWh2002: 0.69 TWh2003: 0.95 TWh2004: 1.27 TWh2005: 1.63 TWh2006: 2 TWh2007: 2.31 TWh2008: 2.59 TWh2009: 3.05 TWh2010: 3.98 TWh2011: 5.44 TWh2012: 7.37 TWh2013: 12.91 TWh2014: 23.55 TWh2015: 34.54 TWh2016: 43.33 TWh2017: 54.04 TWh2018: 61.22 TWh2019: 67.43 TWh2020: 75.92 TWh2021: 84.18 TWh2022: 91.07 TWh2023: 96.36 TWh2024: 96.7 TWh2025: 101.06 TWh
Change over the period: +100.72 (+29,623.53%) Average annual rate: 25.58 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 101.06 TWh
Eastern Asia computed 1,330.15 TWh
Solar electricity generation — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 101.06 +4.36 +4.51%
2024 96.7 +0.34 +0.35%
2023 96.36 +5.29 +5.81%
2022 91.07 +6.89 +8.18%
2021 84.18 +8.26 +10.88%
2020 75.92 +8.49 +12.59%
2019 67.43 +6.21 +10.14%
2018 61.22 +7.18 +13.29%
2017 54.04 +10.71 +24.72%
2016 43.33 +8.79 +25.45%
2015 34.54 +10.99 +46.67%
2014 23.55 +10.64 +82.42%
2013 12.91 +5.54 +75.17%
2012 7.37 +1.93 +35.48%
2011 5.44 +1.46 +36.68%
2010 3.98 +0.93 +30.49%
2009 3.05 +0.46 +17.76%
2008 2.59 +0.28 +12.12%
2007 2.31 +0.31 +15.5%
2006 2 +0.37 +22.7%
2005 1.63 +0.36 +28.35%
2004 1.27 +0.32 +33.68%
2003 0.95 +0.26 +37.68%
2002 0.69 +0.19 +38%
2001 0.5 +0.16 +47.06%
2000 0.34

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Electricity generated by solar plants over the year, in terawatt-hours. The absolute figure answers a different question than the share: a country with a small solar share but a huge power system generates more of it than the leader by share. China produces more solar electricity than all of Europe, though dozens of countries beat it on share. The series is also convenient because it shows the real contribution to displacing fuel: the share rises even when total generation falls.

Important: Generation rather than installed capacity: solar runs at a capacity factor of about 15%, so gigawatts of capacity and terawatt-hours of output do not map onto each other directly. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.