In 2023, the electricity generated from total renewable energy sources in Japan amounted to approximately ******* gigawatt hours. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be less dependent on fossil fuel imports, the Japanese government currently aims to increase the renewable energy share.
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IRENA. (July 11, 2025). Electricity production from total renewable energy in Japan from 2015 to 2023 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193710/japan-total-renewable-energy-electricity-production/
IRENA. "Electricity production from total renewable energy in Japan from 2015 to 2023 (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. July 11, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193710/japan-total-renewable-energy-electricity-production/
IRENA. (2025). Electricity production from total renewable energy in Japan from 2015 to 2023 (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193710/japan-total-renewable-energy-electricity-production/
IRENA. "Electricity Production from Total Renewable Energy in Japan from 2015 to 2023 (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193710/japan-total-renewable-energy-electricity-production/
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Electricity production from total renewable energy in Japan from 2015 to 2023 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], IRENA, July 11, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193710/japan-total-renewable-energy-electricity-production/