Japan - Geothermal Energy Capacity

Since 2014, Japan Geothermal Energy Capacity increased 1% year on year. At 534.6 Megawatts in 2019, the country was ranked number 10 comparing other countries in Geothermal Energy Capacity. Japan is overtaken by Kenya, which was ranked number 9 with 717.5 Megawatts and is followed by Costa Rica at 209.9 Megawatts. United States lead the ranking with 3,831.49 Megawatts in 2019, +0.8% compared to 2018. Indonesia, Philippines and Turkey respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Turkey witnessed the best average annual growth at +26.5% per year, while Costa Rica recorded the worst performance at -0.7% per year.

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Date Megawatts
2019 534.60
2018 536.00
2017 531.00
2016 526.00
2015 516.00
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How does Japan rank in Geothermal Energy Capacity?

# 22 Countries Megawatts Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
3,831.49 2019 +0.8 % +0.4 % View data
2 #2
Indonesia
1,978.60 2019 +1.7 % +7.1 % View data
9 #9
Kenya
717.50 2019 +8.2 % +14.4 % View data
10 #10
Japan
534.60 2019 -0.3 % +1.0 % View data
11 #11
Costa Rica
209.90 2019 +1.4 % -0.7 % View data
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