Japan: nuclear energy consumption 2021

Japan’s nuclear energy consumption reached roughly 550 petajoules in 2021. 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 2021 (in exajoules)

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

1998 to 2021

Supplementary notes

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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