India vs Japan: Primary energy from hydropower
India
178.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
74.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
6th
Japan rank
9th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 178.2 terawatt-hours against 74.25 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 103.95 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.23 terawatt-hours | 74.55 terawatt-hours | 51.33 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 40.07 terawatt-hours | 78.49 terawatt-hours | 38.42 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 53.74 terawatt-hours | 83.39 terawatt-hours | 29.65 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 74.24 terawatt-hours | 83.37 terawatt-hours | 9.13 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 94.16 terawatt-hours | 81.73 terawatt-hours | 12.44 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 132.74 terawatt-hours | 80.85 terawatt-hours | 51.89 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 163.97 terawatt-hours | 76.85 terawatt-hours | 87.12 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, India or Japan?
- India, at 178.2 terawatt-hours against 74.25 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between India and Japan?
- 103.95 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.