Japan vs Türkiye: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Japan
14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
13.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Türkiye rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Japan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Japan currently reports 14 terawatt-hours against 13.41 terawatt-hours in Türkiye, a difference of 0.59 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Türkiye ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 8th of 80 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | 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 | 0.0218 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0218 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2827 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2827 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.43 terawatt-hours | 0.925 terawatt-hours | 5.51 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.24 terawatt-hours | 5.82 terawatt-hours | 1.42 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Japan or Türkiye?
- Japan, at 14 terawatt-hours against 13.41 terawatt-hours in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Japan and Türkiye?
- 0.59 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Türkiye?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Türkiye rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Japan ranks 7th 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.