Coal electricity in Japan

32.2%

% of electricity generation · 2024

28th highest of 194 countries

In 2014: 33.5%

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. North Korea 34.1%
  2. Hong Kong 33.7%
  3. Sri Lanka 32.9%
  4. Japan 32.2%
  5. South Korea 30.5%
  6. Dominican Rep. 30.0%
  7. Laos 23.3%

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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.

Unit
% of electricity generation
Years
1990–2025
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
Our World in Data
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
Our World in Data; Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0