Japan: Primary energy consumption
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| Japan |
Primary energy consumption |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 15.664 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | quadrillion Btu |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2024 |
| Average | 18.839 |
| Min - Max | 14.454 - 21.944 |
| Source | The U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 15.664 quadrillion Btu, a decline from 16.116 quadrillion Btu in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 3.153 quadrillion Btu, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1980 to 2024 is 18.839 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.
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| Recent values | Japan: Primary energy consumption |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.664 |
| 2023 | 16.116 |
| 2022 | 16.445 |
| 2021 | 16.958 |
| 2020 | 16.952 |
| 2019 | 18.177 |
| 2018 | 18.546 |
| 2017 | 18.758 |
Definition: Primary energy is energy found in nature before any human-made transformation. It includes sources like crude oil, coal, natural gas, solar, wind, and hydropower. It represents the raw form of energy used as input for conversion or consumption.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Oil production | 3.11 | 2025 | thousand Barrels Per Day |
| Diesel and heating oil consumption | 689.60 | 2025 | thousand barrels per day |
| Gasoline consumption | 750.52 | 2025 | thousand barrels per day |
| LPG consumption | 362.69 | 2025 | thousand barrels per day |
| Jet fuel consumption | 237.02 | 2025 | thousand barrels per day |
| Coal reserves | 385.81 | 2023 | million short tons |
| Coal production | 571.24 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal consumption | 185,034.88 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal imports | 188,562.94 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal exports | 2.71 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Electricity production capacity | 353.29 | 2024 | million kilowatts |
| Electricity production | 907.01 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity consumption | 858.56 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity imports | 0.00 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity exports | 0.00 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Renewable power capacity | 126.31 | 2024 | million kilowatts |
| Renewable power generation | 227.88 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Natural gas production | 0.075 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Natural gas consumption | 3.618 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biofuels production | 0.18 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biofuels consumption | 14.483 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Primary energy production | 1.964 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Primary energy consumption | 15.664 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biodiesel production | 0.185 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biodiesel consumption | 0.172 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |