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  • 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 world’s largest LNG importer.
  • Japan was the world’s 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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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Japan
Asia & Oceania
OECD
World
Rank
Japan
Total Oil Production 134.96 8,756 21,639 87,110 47
Crude Oil Production 5.00 7,635 14,948 74,126 78
Consumption 4,464.06 27,902 45,877 87,421 3
Net Export/Imports(-) -4,329.10 -19,146 -24,238 -- 3 NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA NA NA
Refinery Capacity 4,730 24,875 45,873 88,097 4 4,730
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 0.04 40 ############## ############## 71 0.04
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Japan
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Japan
Production 174 16,996 111,845 50   116
Consumption 3,718 20,466 112,607 5   3,976
Net Export/Imports(-) -3,489 -3,366 -- 1   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
1 539 NA 69   1
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Japan
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Japan
Production 0.000 4,758 7,546 60   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 7,933 7,454 102   5,501
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Japan
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Japan
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 1,104.60 12,800 29,778 5   1,164.47

-- = 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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