South Africa vs Türkiye: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
South Africa
2.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
2.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa rank
34th
Türkiye rank
32nd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- South Africa
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 2.56 terawatt-hours against 2.17 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.39 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Türkiye ahead.
South Africa ranks 34th and Türkiye ranks 32nd of 80 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.004 terawatt-hours | 0.3756 terawatt-hours | 0.3796 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 0.1123 terawatt-hours | 0.6744 terawatt-hours | 0.5621 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 0.1615 terawatt-hours | 0.7837 terawatt-hours | 0.6222 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 1990s | -0.1436 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | 1.88 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 0.1847 terawatt-hours | 0.6741 terawatt-hours | 0.4894 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 17.92 terawatt-hours | 16.87 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 10.81 terawatt-hours | 7.47 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, South Africa or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 2.56 terawatt-hours against 2.17 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between South Africa and Türkiye?
- 0.39 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- South Africa ranks 34th and Türkiye ranks 32nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from renewables. 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.