Chile vs Turkey: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Chile
6.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
4.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
11th
Turkey rank
13th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Chile
- Turkey
How they compare
Chile currently reports 6.06 terawatt-hours against 4.41 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 1.65 terawatt-hours.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.4 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Turkey ahead.
Chile ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 13th of 78 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1018 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 1.38 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1970s | -0.2477 terawatt-hours | 2.87 terawatt-hours | 3.11 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 9.84 terawatt-hours | 8.47 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 5.73 terawatt-hours | 3.41 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2000s | -0.1893 terawatt-hours | 12.63 terawatt-hours | 12.82 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2010s | 4.06 terawatt-hours | 12.82 terawatt-hours | 8.76 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | -7.11 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 8.61 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Chile or Turkey?
- Chile, at 6.06 terawatt-hours against 4.41 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Chile and Turkey?
- 1.65 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Turkey?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Turkey rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Chile ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 13th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.