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Japan
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
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Electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Electricity
Installed generating capacity
361.617 million kW (2023 est.)
Consumption
902.769 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Transmission/distribution losses
41.79 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Electricity generation sources
Fossil fuels
65.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Nuclear
8.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Solar
10.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Wind
1.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Hydroelectricity
7.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Geothermal
0.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Biomass and waste
6.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Nuclear energy
Number of operational nuclear reactors
14 (2025)
Number of nuclear reactors under construction
2 (2025)
Net capacity of operational nuclear reactors
12.63GW (2025 est.)
Percent of total electricity production
5.5% (2023 est.)
Number of nuclear reactors permanently shut down
27 (2025)
Coal
Production
27.657 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Consumption
197.612 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Exports
1.615 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Imports
170.874 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Proven reserves
350 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Petroleum
Total petroleum production
8,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Refined petroleum consumption
3.14 million bbl/day (2024 est.)
Crude oil estimated reserves
44.115 million barrels (2021 est.)
Natural gas
Production
2.019 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Consumption
88.317 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Exports
271.607 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Imports
85.003 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Proven reserves
20.898 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Energy consumption per capita
Total energy consumption per capita 2023
129.504 million Btu/person (2023 est.)