Saudi Arabia vs Türkiye: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Saudi Arabia
8.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
13.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Türkiye rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 13.41 terawatt-hours against 8.71 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4.7 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Türkiye ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and Türkiye ranks 8th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | 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 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0206 terawatt-hours | 0.925 terawatt-hours | 0.9044 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 3 terawatt-hours | 5.82 terawatt-hours | 2.82 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, Saudi Arabia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 13.41 terawatt-hours against 8.71 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
- 4.7 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Türkiye rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th 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.