In 2022, the generation capacity of total renewable energy in Japan reached approximately 117.53 thousand megawatts, up from around 46 thousand megawatts in 2013.
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be less dependent on fossil fuel imports, the Japanese government currently aims to increase the renewable energy share.
Generation capacity of total renewable energy in Japan from 2013 to 2022
(in 1,000 megawatts)
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IRENA. (May 22, 2023). Generation capacity of total renewable energy in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197617/japan-total-renewable-energy-generation-capacity/
IRENA. "Generation capacity of total renewable energy in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 megawatts)." Chart. May 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197617/japan-total-renewable-energy-generation-capacity/
IRENA. (2023). Generation capacity of total renewable energy in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197617/japan-total-renewable-energy-generation-capacity/
IRENA. "Generation Capacity of Total Renewable Energy in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197617/japan-total-renewable-energy-generation-capacity/
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Generation capacity of total renewable energy in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 megawatts) [Graph], IRENA, May 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197617/japan-total-renewable-energy-generation-capacity/
