An overview of Japan''s 2024 electricity mix, with a focus on its energy transition across gas, coal, nuclear, and renewables.
Despite the recent growth of solar and the nuclear recovery, the share of Japan''s low-carbon electricity generation has fallen in the last two decades, from 38.2% in 2000 to 31.5% in 2024.
Solar power is a growing source of electricity, and Japan has the third largest solar installed capacity with about 50 GW as of 2017. Japan''s electricity production is characterized by a diverse energy mix,
Natural gas was the largest source in electricity production in Japan in 2023, while renewables made up almost 23%.
It is estimated that the share of renewable energy in Japan''s total electricity generation including self-consumption for the calendar year 2024 was 26.7% as preliminary value, an increase of 1
Japan''s total electricity demand has shown steady increase until 2011 (the year of the Great East Japan Earthquake). Electricity demand has been declining moderately in recent years, especially in
Electricity Production data of Japan is updated monthly averaging at 67,048 GWh from Feb 2006 to Oct 2025. The data reached an all-time high of 96,844 GWh in Aug 2007 and a record low of 56,264
Japan''s electricity mix includes 31% Gas, 28% Coal and 11% Solar. Low-carbon generation peaked in 1998.
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