Country Details

Japan

Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula

Energy

Detailed information and insights

Electricity access

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.)