Pakistan vs Türkiye: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Pakistan
16.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
13.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan rank
5th
Türkiye rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Pakistan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 16.78 terawatt-hours against 13.41 terawatt-hours in Türkiye, a difference of 3.37 terawatt-hours.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Türkiye ahead.
Pakistan ranks 5th and Türkiye ranks 8th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.261 terawatt-hours | 0.925 terawatt-hours | 0.6639 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 5.67 terawatt-hours | 5.82 terawatt-hours | 0.1506 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, Pakistan or Türkiye?
- Pakistan, at 16.78 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 Pakistan and Türkiye?
- 3.37 terawatt-hours, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Türkiye?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Türkiye rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Pakistan ranks 5th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.