Nuclear energy consumption in Japan 1998-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 8, 2024

Japan’s nuclear energy consumption reached roughly 700 petajoules in 2023. Japan began shutting down its nuclear fleet following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. In 2014, the country had an output of zero for the first time since 1966 due to the suspended operation of all nuclear power plants.

Nuclear energy consumption in Japan from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules)

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June 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

1998 to 2023

Supplementary notes

This report was previously published by BP.
Figures refer to gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply. According to the source, the data was converted on the basis of thermal equivalence: the amount of fuel required by thermal power stations to produce the indicated electricity output.

This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.

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