Japan Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2025

Japan coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 33.15%, a 0.41% increase from 2014.
  • Japan coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 32.74%, a 0.18% decline from 2013.
  • Japan coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 32.93%, a 3.2% increase from 2012.
  • Japan coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 29.72%, a 2.62% increase from 2011.
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.

Percent of Electricity from Coal

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Annual Change

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