Electricity price in Bitcoin: Japan
In 2026, a year of electricity in Japan cost ¥149,102, or 0.0127 BTC. In 2016 it cost 1.94 BTC: +23% in JPY, 152× cheaper in Bitcoin.
- Price 2026
- ¥149,102 / year
- provisional
- In Bitcoin 2026
- 0.0127 BTC
- JPY change since 2016
- +23%
- In BTC since 2016
- 152× cheaper
Electricity in JPY, 2016 → 2026
+23%
¥121,196 → ¥149,102 / year · +2.1%/yr
Electricity in Bitcoin, 2016 → 2026
152× cheaper
1.94 BTC → 0.0127 BTC · -39.5%/yr
2016
¥121,196/ year
1.94 BTC
2021
¥123,804/ year
0.0236 BTC
2026 · prov.
¥149,102/ year
0.0127 BTC
Year-by-year data⌄
| Year | Price (JPY / year) | Price in BTC | BTC avg (JPY) | Electricity per 1 BTC | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ¥121,196 | 1.94 BTC | ¥62,514 | 0.52 | Derived |
| 2017 | ¥123,739 | 0.261 BTC | ¥473,576 | 3.83 | Derived |
| 2018 | ¥129,175 | 0.16 BTC | ¥805,926 | 6.24 | Derived |
| 2019 | ¥129,905 | 0.161 BTC | ¥805,323 | 6.2 | Derived |
| 2020 | ¥128,050 | 0.103 BTC | ¥1,239,293 | 9.68 | Derived |
| 2021 | ¥123,804 | 0.0236 BTC | ¥5,257,065 | 42 | Derived |
| 2022 | ¥152,138 | 0.0426 BTC | ¥3,574,196 | 23 | Derived |
| 2023 | ¥147,180 | 0.0359 BTC | ¥4,103,806 | 28 | Derived |
| 2024 | ¥144,092 | 0.0144 BTC | ¥10,000,086 | 69 | Derived |
| 2025 | ¥158,622 | 0.0104 BTC | ¥15,190,522 | 96 | Derived |
| 2026* | ¥149,102 | 0.0127 BTC | ¥11,720,066 | 79 | Derived |
* Provisional: year in progress or estimate not yet final.
Average yearly electricity spending of a Japanese household of two or more people, from the Statistics Bureau Family Income and Expenditure Survey.
Source: e-stat.go.jp. BTC price: yearly average of monthly prices in JPY (mempool.space, ECB exchange rates).
Questions
How much does a year of electricity cost in Bitcoin in Japan?
In 2026 (provisional data), a year of electricity in Japan cost ¥149,102 / year, which is 0.0127 BTC at that year's average Bitcoin price of ¥11,720,066.
How much has the cost of a year of electricity in Japan changed since 2016?
Priced in JPY, it went from ¥121,196 to ¥149,102 (+23%, +2.1% per year). Priced in Bitcoin, it went from 1.94 BTC to 0.0127 BTC.
Where does this data come from?
Average yearly electricity spending of a Japanese household of two or more people, from the Statistics Bureau Family Income and Expenditure Survey. Bitcoin prices are yearly averages of monthly prices in JPY (mempool.space, converted with ECB exchange rates).