Australia vs Türkiye: Coal consumption
Australia
405.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
496.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
14th
Türkiye rank
11th
Coal consumption over time
- Australia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 496.5 terawatt-hours against 405.38 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 91.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 215.53 terawatt-hours | 45.33 terawatt-hours | 170.2 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 269.02 terawatt-hours | 66.35 terawatt-hours | 202.67 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 367.38 terawatt-hours | 126.25 terawatt-hours | 241.12 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 493.88 terawatt-hours | 208.64 terawatt-hours | 285.24 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 630.98 terawatt-hours | 280.72 terawatt-hours | 350.27 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 539.94 terawatt-hours | 424.43 terawatt-hours | 115.51 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 431.76 terawatt-hours | 482.91 terawatt-hours | 51.16 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Australia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 496.5 terawatt-hours against 405.38 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Australia and Türkiye?
- 91.12 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Türkiye?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Türkiye rank globally for coal consumption?
- Australia ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.