Japan - Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in Japan was 93.03 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 97.35 in 1973, while its lowest value was 79.40 in 1998.

Definition: Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also:

Year Value
1960 93.78
1961 93.60
1962 94.42
1963 94.61
1964 95.20
1965 95.14
1966 95.26
1967 96.51
1968 96.64
1969 97.01
1970 97.00
1971 96.51
1972 96.57
1973 97.35
1974 96.17
1975 95.47
1976 94.99
1977 95.52
1978 93.39
1979 92.61
1980 91.32
1981 90.74
1982 88.51
1983 87.43
1984 87.10
1985 84.97
1986 84.57
1987 83.47
1988 84.74
1989 84.92
1990 84.55
1991 83.88
1992 83.95
1993 82.43
1994 82.68
1995 81.48
1996 81.22
1997 80.36
1998 79.40
1999 80.62
2000 80.67
2001 80.60
2002 81.83
2003 84.31
2004 82.71
2005 81.61
2006 81.45
2007 83.48
2008 83.22
2009 81.23
2010 80.91
2011 89.77
2012 94.62
2013 94.63
2014 94.41
2015 93.03

Development Relevance: Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources because they take millions of years to form, and reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are being made. In developing economies growth in energy use is closely related to growth in the modern sectors - industry, motorized transport, and urban areas - but energy use also reflects climatic, geographic, and economic factors (such as the relative price of energy). Energy use has been growing rapidly in low- and middle-income economies, but high-income economies still use almost five times as much energy on a per capita basis. Total energy use refers to the use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels (such as electricity and refined petroleum products). It includes energy from combustible renewables and waste - solid biomass and animal products, gas and liquid from biomass, and industrial and municipal waste. Biomass is any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuel, heat, or electricity.

Limitations and Exceptions: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Energy data are compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA data for economies that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. Data for combustible renewables and waste are often based on small surveys or other incomplete information and thus give only a broad impression of developments and are not strictly comparable across countries. The IEA reports include country notes that explain some of these differences. All forms of energy - primary energy and primary electricity - are converted into oil equivalents. A notional thermal efficiency of 33 percent is assumed for converting nuclear electricity into oil equivalents and 100 percent efficiency for converting hydroelectric power.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use