Japan electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Japan is
JPY 31.780 per kWh or USD 0.221.
The electricity price for businesses is
JPY 27.640 kWh or
USD 0.192.
These retail prices were collected in March 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Japan with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Chubu Electric Power Company, Chugoku Electric Power Company, Hokkaido Electric Power Company (HEPCO), Hokuriku Electric Power Company, Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO), Kyūshū Electric Power Company, Shikoku Electric Power Company, The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC), The Okinawa Electric Power Company (OEPC), Tohoku Electric Power Company, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)
Electricity price analysis for Japan
- Residential electricity prices in Japan are 139.92% of the world average electricity price and 262.30% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Japan are 124.71% of the world average price and 174.79% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 114.98% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Japan are 100.73% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 122.46% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
- Fossil fuels: 75.64%
- Wind: 1.01%
- Solar: 9.92%
- Hydro: 7.64%
- Nuclear: 5.50%
- Geothermal: 0.29%
