France vs Türkiye: Annual change in primary energy from solar
France
8.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
13.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
11th
Türkiye rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- France
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 13.41 terawatt-hours against 8.14 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 5.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.6 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Türkiye ahead.
France ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 8th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 0.0169 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0169 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 0.925 terawatt-hours | 0.2123 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 3.49 terawatt-hours | 5.82 terawatt-hours | 2.33 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, France or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 13.41 terawatt-hours against 8.14 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between France and Türkiye?
- 5.27 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Türkiye?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Türkiye rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- France ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 8th of 80 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 solar. 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.