Country Analysis Brief Overview

Japan is the world's largest importer of LNG, second largest importer of coal and the third largest net importer of oil. Japan relied on oil imports to meet about 42 percent of its energy needs in 2010. Japan relies on LNG imports for virtually all of its natural gas demand and is the worlds largest LNG importer. Japan was the worlds third largest producer of nuclear power after the US and France before the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident in March 2011.

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Overview data for Japan

- COLLAPSE ALL Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day) History Total Oil Production Crude Oil Production Consumption Estimated Petroleum Net Exports Refinery Capacity Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels)
(1980-2012)

Previous Year Japan 136.26 5.00

Latest Year

Asia & OECD World Rank Japan Oceania 8,936 7,625 21,620 87,329 47 14,908 74,136 78 135.51 5.00 4,728.54 -4,593.03 4,730 0.04 Latest Year Japan 176.29 4,361.33 -4,112.61

(1980-2012)

(1980-2012)

4,480.50 28,246 46,495 88,254 3 -19,310 -24,875 -4,344.24 4,730 0.04 3

(1980-2012)

(1980-2012)

24,875 45,873 88,097 4 42 NA NA 72

(1980-2013)

Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet) History Production Consumption Net

(1980-2011)

Previous Year Japan 170.82 Asia & World Rank Oceania 16,939 111,954 50

(1980-2011)

3,847.60 20,602 113,321 4 -3,425 -1

(1990-2011)

Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day) Export/Imports() Proved Reserves (1980-2013) (Trillion Cubic Feet) Coal (Million Short Tons) History Production Consumption Net Export/Imports()
(1980-2011)

Previous Year 3,488.66

Latest Year

0.74

505

NA

68

0.74 Latest Year Japan 0.000 192.854 -192.992 Latest Year Japan 1,050.69 1,002.38 287.03 Latest Year Japan 2.945 20.823 5,355 Latest Year Japan 1,180.62

Previous Year Japan 0.000 Asia & World Rank Oceania 5,101 7,954 7,770 -67 7 1

(1980-2011)

206.125 4,961 -3 205.978

(1980-2011)

Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours) History Net Generation

(1980-2011)

Previous Year Japan Asia & World Rank Oceania 20,225 3 17,360 3 4,843 3

1,051.77 7,689 6,474 1,761

Net 938.16 (1980-2010) Consumption Installed 284.49 (1980-2010) Capacity (GWe) Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu) History Production Consumption
(1980-2011)

Previous Year Asia & World Rank Oceania 154 194 7,975 509 511 7,452 28 5 96

Japan 4.141 21.773

(1980-2011)

Energy Intensity (1980-2011) (Btu per 2005 5,587 U.S. Dollars) Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO) History Total from Consumption of
(1980-2011)

Previous Year Asia & World Rank Oceania

Japan

1,179.80 13,840 31,502 5

Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day) Fossil Fuels

Previous Year

Latest Year

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value Sources: EIA. For more detailed data, see International Energy Statistics. Data last updated: May 30, 2013