Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — Japan

Primary energy consumption in Japan in 2024 — 15.664 quad Btu. Ranked 5 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 3.1%.

2024 15.664 quad Btu −2.8% vs 2023
World rank 5of 218
Period maximum 21.944 quad Btu2006
Period minimum 14.454 quad Btu1983

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — Japan, 1980–2024141618202219801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 15.189 quad Btu1981: 15.171 quad Btu1982: 14.694 quad Btu1983: 14.454 quad Btu1984: 15.521 quad Btu1985: 15.483 quad Btu1986: 15.605 quad Btu1987: 16.061 quad Btu1988: 16.981 quad Btu1989: 17.502 quad Btu1990: 18.548 quad Btu1991: 18.937 quad Btu1992: 19.139 quad Btu1993: 19.321 quad Btu1994: 20.225 quad Btu1995: 20.797 quad Btu1996: 21.186 quad Btu1997: 21.508 quad Btu1998: 21.087 quad Btu1999: 21.563 quad Btu2000: 21.565 quad Btu2001: 21.376 quad Btu2002: 21.222 quad Btu2003: 21.287 quad Btu2004: 21.608 quad Btu2005: 21.853 quad Btu2006: 21.944 quad Btu2007: 21.851 quad Btu2008: 20.888 quad Btu2009: 19.974 quad Btu2010: 20.993 quad Btu2011: 20.305 quad Btu2012: 19.877 quad Btu2013: 19.787 quad Btu2014: 19.178 quad Btu2015: 18.688 quad Btu2016: 18.768 quad Btu2017: 18.758 quad Btu2018: 18.546 quad Btu2019: 18.177 quad Btu2020: 16.952 quad Btu2021: 16.958 quad Btu2022: 16.445 quad Btu2023: 16.116 quad Btu2024: 15.664 quad Btu
Change over the period: +0.475 (+3.13%) Average annual rate: 0.07 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Japan 15.664 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
East Asia & Pacific computed 244.529 quad Btu
Eastern Asia computed 205.179 quad Btu
High-income countries computed 272.729 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 15.664 −0.452 −2.8%
2023 16.116 −0.329 −2%
2022 16.445 −0.513 −3.02%
2021 16.958 +0.005 +0.03%
2020 16.952 −1.225 −6.74%
2019 18.177 −0.369 −1.99%
2018 18.546 −0.211 −1.13%
2017 18.758 −0.011 −0.06%
2016 18.768 +0.08 +0.43%
2015 18.688 −0.49 −2.55%
2014 19.178 −0.609 −3.08%
2013 19.787 −0.09 −0.45%
2012 19.877 −0.428 −2.11%
2011 20.305 −0.688 −3.28%
2010 20.993 +1.019 +5.1%
2009 19.974 −0.914 −4.38%
2008 20.888 −0.964 −4.41%
2007 21.851 −0.093 −0.42%
2006 21.944 +0.092 +0.42%
2005 21.853 +0.244 +1.13%
2004 21.608 +0.321 +1.51%
2003 21.287 +0.065 +0.31%
2002 21.222 −0.154 −0.72%
2001 21.376 −0.188 −0.87%
2000 21.565 +0.002 +0.01%
1999 21.563 +0.475 +2.25%
1998 21.087 −0.421 −1.96%
1997 21.508 +0.322 +1.52%
1996 21.186 +0.39 +1.87%
1995 20.797 +0.571 +2.83%
1994 20.225 +0.904 +4.68%
1993 19.321 +0.183 +0.95%
1992 19.139 +0.202 +1.07%
1991 18.937 +0.389 +2.1%
1990 18.548 +1.046 +5.98%
1989 17.502 +0.52 +3.06%
1988 16.981 +0.92 +5.73%
1987 16.061 +0.456 +2.92%
1986 15.605 +0.122 +0.79%
1985 15.483 −0.038 −0.24%
1984 15.521 +1.067 +7.38%
1983 14.454 −0.24 −1.63%
1982 14.694 −0.477 −3.14%
1981 15.171 −0.018 −0.12%
1980 15.189

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).