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Japan: Share of electricity generation from solar

10.78percent · 2025+221.6% since 2015

Electricity generated from solar as a share of total generation. Annual figures for Japan from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202510.784
20249.536
20239.571
20228.751
20218.136
20207.486
20196.431
20185.65
20174.969
20164.073
20153.353
20142.216
20131.187
20120.666
20110.493
20100.344
20090.273
20080.219
20070.196
20060.171
20050.141
20040.113
20030.087
20020.063
20010.046
20000.031
19990.02
19980.013
19970.009
19960.005
19950.004
19940.003
19930.002
19920.001
19910
19900
19890
19880
19870
19860
19850

Source

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

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Ember (2026). Share of electricity generation from solar. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-share-solar (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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