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Japan
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)

Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.

Global rank#109out of 204 countries
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Historical trend

21.117.814.611.38.0199020062021Japan · 2021: 21.10%Japan

Analytical takeaways

  • Japan records 21.10% for Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) in 2021, ranking #109 globally out of 204 countries.
  • Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) increased from 11.28% in 1990 to 21.10% in 2021, a gain of 9.82%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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