Fossil energy and petroleum dependency rate Japan FY 2012-2021
In the fiscal year 2021, the dependency rate on fossil energy in Japan reached approximately 83.2 percent, while the petroleum dependency rate was around 36 percent. Dependency rate on both fossil energy and petroleum increased from fiscal 2011 to 2012 after the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred in March 2011. Since fiscal 2012 however, both of the ratios continuously declined.
