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Japan: Electricity generation from fossil fuels

687.83TWh · 2025-21.1% since 2015

Electricity generated from fossil fuels in the year. Annual figures for Japan from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (TWh)Note
2025687.826
2024699.145
2023706.407
2022775.605
2021765.301
2020774.997
2019805.352
2018858.471
2017884.493
2016894.253
2015871.577
2014928.83
2013952.606
2012977.559
2011827.766
2010745.431
2009742.088
2008829.979
2007799.34
2006745.592
2005757.236
2004722.895
2003750.383
2002690.176
2001664.286
2000679.517
1999661.374
1998628.287
1997630.732
1996640.879
1995630.863
1994648.281
1993574.24
1992607.845
1991596.542
1990588.693
1989505.167
1988473.554
1987440.901
1986416.374
1985416.802

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-generation-fossil (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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