In the fiscal year 2023, the total electricity consumption in Japan amounted to around **** thousand petajoules, which was a decrease compared to the previous fiscal years. As a leading industrial nation, Japan has a high electricity demand for its production.  Leading industry of electricity consumption Within the industrial sector, manufacturing was the leading industry to consume electricity. Japan is one of the global leaders in the manufacturing industry, with major exports including automobiles, consumer electronics, and computers. Therefore, its industry accounted for most of the electricity demand.  Energy mix in Japan Natural gas and coal constituted the leading sources for electricity production. Historically, the country heavily depended on imports of oil, coal, and natural gas. Therefore, Japan's current energy policy aims to diversify its energy mix, including renewable and nuclear energy, to secure a stable energy supply, reduce electric power costs, and decrease carbon dioxide emissions. The share of the electricity production from renewable sources is currently at around ** percent, with the main renewable sources being solar and hydropower. The Japanese government plans to increase the share of renewable energy significantly in order for the country to become carbon neutral by 2050.

In the fiscal year 2022, the electricity demand of the business sector in Japan amounted to around 628.8 billion kilowatt-hours, constituting the sector with the largest electricity demand. Japan has one of the world's leading manufacturing industries, with a high electricity demand for its production.

Japan: Electricity consumption, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 902.77 billion kilowatthours, a decline from 953.06 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 142.53 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1980 to 2023 is 879.98 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 521.37 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 1100.47 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 2011.

In the fiscal year 2022, the final energy consumption from electricity amounted to *** petajoules in the household sector in Japan. Electricity constituted the largest energy source for the final energy consumption in the household sector. In that year, the residential sector accounted for the smallest share in the final energy consumption of all the sectors in Japan.

Japan Primary Energy Consumption data was reported at 5,004.881 TWh in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,037.481 TWh for 2021. Japan Primary Energy Consumption data is updated yearly, averaging 5,194.911 TWh from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2022, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,352.418 TWh in 2005 and a record low of 1,831.837 TWh in 1965. Japan Primary Energy Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Our World in Data. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OWID.ESG: Environmental: CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Annual.

Key information about Japan Electricity Production

• Electricity Production in Japan reached 62,523 GWh in Nov 2024, compared with 64,434 GWh in the previous month.
• Electricity Production data of Japan is updated monthly averaging at 72,836 GWh from Feb 2006 to Nov 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 96,844 GWh in Aug 2007 and a record low of 56,264 GWh in May 2020.

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Japan: Electricity consumption percent of world total: The latest value from 2023 is 3.351 percent, a decline from 3.596 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.529 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1980 to 2023 is 6.719 percent. The minimum value, 3.351 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 9.343 percent was recorded in 1980.

In fiscal year 2022, the energy consumption per household was highest in Hokkaido, amounting to **** gigajoules. In contrast, households in Okinawa consumed an average of **** gigajoules of energy.

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The total electric power consumption in Japan was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total **** million kilowatt hours (-**** percent). The electric power consumption is estimated to amount to **** million kilowatt hours in 2029. Depicted is the estimated electric power consumption per capita in the country or region at hand. Both demand from private households as industrial consumption are included in the figures.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to *** countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the total electric power consumption in countries like China and South Korea.

In the fiscal year 2023, the final energy consumption from renewables in Japan amounted to ***** petajoules. Even though Japan currently works on replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, figures decreased steadily over the course of the past decade.

Japan Total Energy Consumption: Nuclear, Renewables and Other: Renewables and Other data was reported at 1.143 BTU qn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.098 BTU qn for 2022. Japan Total Energy Consumption: Nuclear, Renewables and Other: Renewables and Other data is updated yearly, averaging 0.430 BTU qn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2023, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.143 BTU qn in 2023 and a record low of 0.243 BTU qn in 1981. Japan Total Energy Consumption: Nuclear, Renewables and Other: Renewables and Other data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.EIA.IES: Energy Production and Consumption: Annual.

Japan Total Energy Consumption data was reported at 16.107 BTU qn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.488 BTU qn for 2022. Japan Total Energy Consumption data is updated yearly, averaging 19.131 BTU qn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2023, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.944 BTU qn in 2006 and a record low of 14.454 BTU qn in 1983. Japan Total Energy Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.EIA.IES: Energy Production and Consumption: Annual.

Japan: Primary energy consumption: The latest value from 2023 is 16.107 quadrillion Btu, a decline from 16.488 quadrillion Btu in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 3.088 quadrillion Btu, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1980 to 2023 is 18.898 quadrillion Btu. The minimum value, 14.454 quadrillion Btu, was reached in 1983 while the maximum of 21.944 quadrillion Btu was recorded in 2006.

Japan JP: Energy Intensity: TPES per Capita data was reported at 3.060 TOE in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.140 TOE for 2022. Japan JP: Energy Intensity: TPES per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 3.670 TOE from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.090 TOE in 2004 and a record low of 3.050 TOE in 2020. Japan JP: Energy Intensity: TPES per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.GGI: Environmental: Energy Production and Consumption: OECD Member: Annual.

In fiscal year 2022, the final energy consumption from natural gas in Japan amounted to 57 petajoules, remaining on the same level for two fiscal years in a row. Figures peaked in 2013, with 69 petajoules, but decreased afterward.

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In the fiscal year 2023, the final energy consumption from oil in Japan amounted to approximately ***** petajoules. Figures decreased steadily throughout the past decade. To be less dependent on fossil fuel imports, Japan is currently working on replacing fossil fuels with renewables and nuclear energy.

In 2022, oil accounted for over ** percent of the total energy consumption in Japan, followed by coal with around ** percent. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to be less dependent on fossil fuel imports, Japan aims to increase its nuclear and renewable energy share.