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  • Japan is the world's largest importer of LNG and coal and the second largest net importer of oil.
  • Japan relied on oil imports to meet 45 percent of its energy needs in 2009.
  • Japan relies on LNG imports for virtually all of its natural gas needs.
  • Japan is the world’s third largest producer of nuclear power.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Japan
Asia & Oceania
OECD
World
Rank
Japan
Total Oil Production 134.08 8,617 20,956 85,319 46 137.62
Crude Oil Production 6.00 7,536 15,080 73,575 75 5.33
Consumption 4,788.42 25,346 47,924 85,436 3 4,393.77
Net Export/Imports(-) -4,654.33 -16,729 -26,969 -- 2 -4,256.15
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 9 203 NA 12,915 42 11
Refinery Capacity 4,651 22,214 45,778 85,460 4 4,691
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 0.04 34 224 1,330 67 0.04
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Japan
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Japan
Production 180 15,441 104,787 48   174
Consumption 3,650 18,405 105,225 4   3,718
Net Export/Imports(-) -3,278 -2,831 -- 1   -3,489
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
1 430 6,289 69   1
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Japan
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Japan
Production 0.000 4,758 7,546 69   0.000
Consumption 181.405 4,637 7,318 7   205.983
Net Export/Imports(-) -180.964 -22 -- 1   -205.983
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Japan
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Japan
Net Generation 1,015.68 6,726 19,104 3   984.80
Net Consumption 966.40 6,184 17,420 3   934.28
Installed Capacity (GWe) 280.53 1,638 4,635 3   284.49
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Japan
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Japan
Production 3.757 136 489 30   3.953
Consumption 21.863 172 491 4   20.598
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
5,471 7,937 7,457 102   5,501
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Japan
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Japan
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 1,215.48 12,313 30,400 5   1,097.96

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA, International Energy Statistics

Last Update: June 30, 2010 (All Fuels) | July 14, 2010 (Petroleum)
Next Update: August 1, 2010 (All Fuels)
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