Japan - Renewable Energy 2019
7.80%
+0.50% from 2018
Japan's renewable energy was 7.80% in 2019, increased +0.50% from 7.30% in 2018. This was the 152nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 96.30% | -0.1% |
| 2nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 95.00% | 0.1% |
| 3rd | Central African Republic | 91.30% | -0.1% |
| 4th | Uganda | 90.50% | 0.0% |
| 5th | Gabon | 90.20% | -0.1% |
| 6th | Liberia | 89.70% | -5.0% |
| 7th | Guinea-Bissau | 86.20% | -0.5% |
| 8th | Zambia | 86.10% | 2.7% |
| 9th | Burundi | 84.80% | -1.1% |
| 10th | Madagascar | 82.50% | -2.0% |
| 11th | Rwanda | 81.80% | -1.2% |
| 12th | Iceland | 81.70% | 0.4% |
| 13th | Bhutan | 81.00% | 1.3% |
| 14th | Zimbabwe | 81.00% | 1.6% |
| 15th | Niger | 80.70% | -1.6% |
| 16th | Eritrea | 80.60% | -0.2% |
| 17th | Tanzania | 80.40% | -1.1% |
| 18th | Nigeria | 80.10% | -0.9% |
| 19th | Cameroon | 78.90% | 0.3% |
| 20th | Togo | 78.60% | 2.5% |
| 21st | Nepal | 78.20% | 4.3% |
| 22nd | Mozambique | 77.50% | -1.9% |
| 23rd | Haiti | 76.40% | 0.3% |
| 24th | Sierra Leone | 75.40% | -0.7% |
| 25th | Mali | 74.90% | -3.0% |
| 26th | Chad | 72.80% | -0.4% |
| 27th | Burkina Faso | 72.70% | -1.4% |
| 28th | Malawi | 70.90% | -3.1% |
| 29th | Congo, Republic of | 69.80% | -1.1% |
| 30th | Guinea | 68.30% | -6.7% |
| 31st | Kenya | 68.10% | -0.9% |
| 32nd | Eswatini | 64.40% | -2.0% |
| 33rd | Guatemala | 62.80% | -1.9% |
| 34th | Côte d'Ivoire | 61.10% | 1.0% |
| 35th | Paraguay | 60.10% | 1.5% |
| 36th | Norway | 59.80% | 1.5% |
| 37th | Sudan | 59.40% | -0.7% |
| 38th | Uruguay | 59.30% | -2.5% |
| 39th | Myanmar | 58.50% | -1.5% |
| 40th | Liechtenstein | 56.10% | -1.2% |
| 41st | Comoros | 55.30% | -4.2% |
| 42nd | Papua New Guinea | 53.20% | -0.4% |
| 43rd | Cambodia | 53.00% | -8.8% |
| 44th | Sweden | 52.90% | 2.5% |
| 45th | Angola | 51.00% | -2.9% |
| 46th | Lao PDR | 50.50% | 0.6% |
| 47th | Nicaragua | 50.50% | -1.6% |
| 48th | Solomon Islands | 48.40% | -0.4% |
| 49th | Brazil | 47.50% | 1.3% |
| 50th | Gambia, The | 47.40% | -1.5% |
| 51st | Benin | 46.50% | 5.7% |
| 52nd | Honduras | 46.20% | -5.5% |
| 53rd | Sri Lanka | 46.10% | -3.8% |
| 54th | Pakistan | 45.90% | 5.8% |
| 55th | Finland | 45.40% | 2.7% |
| 56th | Ghana | 42.60% | 1.2% |
| 57th | Kiribati | 42.20% | -0.2% |
| 58th | Lesotho | 41.60% | -2.1% |
| 59th | Latvia | 41.50% | 1.2% |
| 60th | Albania | 40.10% | 6.1% |
| 61st | Tajikistan | 40.10% | -3.6% |
| 62nd | Montenegro | 38.70% | -4.7% |
| 63rd | São Tomé and Principe | 38.60% | -4.9% |
| 64th | Denmark | 37.20% | 7.5% |
| 65th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.80% | 4.0% |
| 66th | Senegal | 36.20% | 5.8% |
| 67th | Samoa | 34.20% | -6.6% |
| 68th | Austria | 34.00% | -0.3% |
| 69th | India | 33.50% | 1.8% |
| 70th | Lithuania | 33.50% | -0.6% |
| 71st | Costa Rica | 33.40% | 0.9% |
| 72nd | Croatia | 31.60% | -3.7% |
| 73rd | Vanuatu | 31.60% | 6.4% |
| 74th | Colombia | 31.50% | 3.6% |
| 75th | South Sudan | 31.40% | -0.3% |
| 76th | Estonia | 31.30% | 9.4% |
| 77th | Belize | 30.40% | -14.4% |
| 78th | Namibia | 30.20% | -2.3% |
| 79th | Kyrgyz Republic | 28.30% | 20.9% |
| 80th | Portugal | 28.20% | 2.5% |
| 81st | New Zealand | 28.00% | -3.1% |
| 82nd | Peru | 27.10% | -2.9% |
| 83rd | Philippines | 26.90% | -2.5% |
| 84th | Fiji | 26.50% | 2.7% |
| 85th | Botswana | 26.20% | 2.3% |
| 86th | Bangladesh | 26.10% | -3.3% |
| 87th | Chile | 25.30% | -0.8% |
| 88th | Switzerland | 24.80% | 2.5% |
| 89th | Georgia | 24.70% | -9.9% |
| 90th | Thailand | 23.90% | 0.8% |
| 91st | Romania | 23.50% | 2.2% |
| 92nd | Djibouti | 23.40% | -5.3% |
| 93rd | Cuba | 23.10% | -3.7% |
| 94th | Canada | 22.40% | 0.4% |
| 95th | Moldova | 22.00% | -13.0% |
| 96th | Serbia | 21.40% | 1.9% |
| 97th | Mauritania | 21.20% | -1.9% |
| 98th | Slovenia | 20.90% | 1.5% |
| 99th | Viet Nam | 20.40% | -16.0% |
| 100th | Indonesia | 19.80% | -10.0% |
| 101st | Cabo Verde | 19.70% | -10.0% |
| 102nd | El Salvador | 19.40% | -16.4% |
| 103rd | European Union | 19.34% | 3.3% |
| 104th | Bulgaria | 19.30% | -1.5% |
| 105th | Panama | 19.00% | -22.4% |
| 106th | Afghanistan | 18.90% | 3.3% |
| 107th | Greece | 18.50% | 3.4% |
| 108th | Ecuador | 17.70% | 8.6% |
| 109th | Slovak Republic | 17.60% | 41.9% |
| 110th | Italy | 17.30% | 1.2% |
| 111th | Andorra | 17.20% | -2.3% |
| 112th | Germany | 17.10% | 6.9% |
| 113th | North Macedonia | 17.00% | -18.7% |
| 114th | Spain | 16.70% | -1.2% |
| 115th | Luxembourg | 16.40% | 2.5% |
| 116th | Czechia | 15.90% | 8.2% |
| 117th | Poland | 15.60% | 3.3% |
| 118th | France | 15.50% | 2.0% |
| 119th | Suriname | 14.90% | -18.6% |
| 120th | Dominican Republic | 14.40% | -9.4% |
| 121st | China | 14.30% | 5.9% |
| 122nd | Türkiye | 14.10% | 19.5% |
| 123rd | West Bank and Gaza | 13.90% | 9.4% |
| 124th | Hungary | 13.60% | 0.0% |
| 125th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 13.50% | -5.6% |
| 126th | Ireland | 12.30% | 13.9% |
| 127th | Tunisia | 12.20% | 2.5% |
| 128th | Marshall Islands | 12.10% | 0.8% |
| 129th | Cyprus | 12.00% | 0.0% |
| 130th | Timor-Leste | 11.70% | -7.9% |
| 131st | United Kingdom | 11.40% | 11.8% |
| 132nd | Guyana | 11.30% | -32.7% |
| 133rd | Greenland | 10.90% | -4.4% |
| 134th | Argentina | 10.70% | 1.9% |
| 135th | Morocco | 10.70% | -1.8% |
| 136th | Grenada | 10.40% | -2.8% |
| 137th | Armenia | 10.30% | -7.2% |
| 138th | Australia | 10.30% | 5.1% |
| 139th | Mexico | 10.30% | 0.0% |
| 140th | Belgium | 10.20% | -4.7% |
| 141st | United States | 10.20% | 3.0% |
| 142nd | St. Lucia | 10.00% | -2.0% |
| 143rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 10.00% | -16.0% |
| 144th | Jamaica | 9.20% | 3.4% |
| 145th | Mauritius | 8.90% | -3.3% |
| 146th | South Africa | 8.70% | 8.7% |
| 147th | Netherlands | 8.60% | 16.2% |
| 148th | Jordan | 8.50% | 18.1% |
| 149th | Macao SAR, China | 8.40% | 0.0% |
| 150th | Aruba | 8.30% | -3.5% |
| 151st | Belarus | 7.80% | 8.3% |
| 152nd | Japan | 7.80% | 6.8% |
| 153rd | French Polynesia | 7.70% | 0.0% |
| 154th | Dominica | 7.60% | -3.8% |
| 155th | Equatorial Guinea | 7.40% | 54.2% |
| 156th | Malta | 7.40% | -2.6% |
| 157th | Ukraine | 7.40% | 7.2% |
| 158th | Tuvalu | 6.30% | -1.6% |
| 159th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 6.20% | 24.0% |
| 160th | Virgin Islands (US) | 6.20% | 6.9% |
| 161st | Malaysia | 5.70% | 7.5% |
| 162nd | Faroe Islands | 5.40% | -8.5% |
| 163rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.40% | 10.2% |
| 164th | New Caledonia | 5.20% | 13.0% |
| 165th | Lebanon | 5.10% | 8.5% |
| 166th | Guam | 4.50% | 0.0% |
| 167th | Israel | 4.50% | 18.4% |
| 168th | Barbados | 3.40% | -30.6% |
| 169th | Korea | 3.20% | 0.0% |
| 170th | Russian Federation | 3.20% | 0.0% |
| 171st | Libya | 3.00% | 3.4% |
| 172nd | Yemen, Republic of | 3.00% | 3.4% |
| 173rd | Curaçao | 2.50% | 0.0% |
| 174th | Puerto Rico (US) | 2.40% | 71.4% |
| 175th | Mongolia | 2.30% | 9.5% |
| 176th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.00% | 0.0% |
| 177th | Isle of Man | 1.90% | -5.0% |
| 178th | Kazakhstan | 1.90% | 0.0% |
| 179th | Tonga | 1.80% | 0.0% |
| 180th | Azerbaijan | 1.70% | -10.5% |
| 181st | Uzbekistan | 1.60% | 6.7% |
| 182nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.30% | 0.0% |
| 183rd | Maldives | 1.30% | 0.0% |
| 184th | Seychelles | 1.20% | 0.0% |
| 185th | British Virgin Islands | 1.20% | 0.0% |
| 186th | Bahamas, The | 1.10% | 0.0% |
| 187th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.00% | 0.0% |
| 188th | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.00% | 11.1% |
| 189th | Iraq | 0.90% | 80.0% |
| 190th | Palau | 0.90% | 50.0% |
| 191st | Singapore | 0.90% | 12.5% |
| 192nd | Bermuda | 0.80% | 14.3% |
| 193rd | United Arab Emirates | 0.70% | 133.3% |
| 194th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.70% | 0.0% |
| 195th | Nauru | 0.60% | -14.3% |
| 196th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.50% | 25.0% |
| 197th | American Samoa | 0.40% | 33.3% |
| 198th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.40% | -20.0% |
| 199th | Algeria | 0.20% | 0.0% |
| 200th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.20% | 0.0% |
| 201st | Kuwait | 0.10% | - |
| 202nd | Qatar | 0.10% | - |
| 203rd | Turkmenistan | 0.10% | 0.0% |
| 204th | Bahrain | 0.00% | - |
| 205th | Brunei Darussalam | 0.00% | - |
| 206th | Cayman Islands | 0.00% | - |
| 207th | Gibraltar | 0.00% | - |
| 208th | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.00% | - |
| 209th | Oman | 0.00% | - |
| 210th | Saudi Arabia | 0.00% | - |
| 211th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.00% | - |
FAQ
What was Japan's renewable energy in 2019?▾
Japan's renewable energy in 2019 was 7.80%. This ranked 152nd globally.
How did Japan's renewable energy change in 2019?▾
Japan's renewable energy increased by 6.8% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest renewable energy in 2019?▾
Congo, Democratic Republic of had the highest renewable energy in 2019 at 96.30%.
What is the renewable energy of Japan in 2019?▾
The renewable energy of Japan in 2019 was 7.80%. This ranked 152nd globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Japan's renewable energy?▾
Japan's renewable energy went from 7.30% in 2018 to 7.80% in 2019, a 6.8% increase.
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