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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2025). Primary energy consumption in Japan in 2019 and 2024, by fuel (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265616/primary-energy-consumption-in-japan-by-fuel/
Energy Institute. "Primary energy consumption in Japan in 2019 and 2024, by fuel (in exajoules)." Chart. June 20, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265616/primary-energy-consumption-in-japan-by-fuel/
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Primary energy consumption in Japan in 2019 and 2024, by fuel (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265616/primary-energy-consumption-in-japan-by-fuel/
