Australia vs Türkiye: Share of primary energy from coal
Australia
26.4%
in 2025
Türkiye
24.4%
in 2025
Australia rank
15th
Türkiye rank
17th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Australia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Australia currently reports 26.4% against 24.4% in Türkiye, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 17th of 79 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.1% | 42.4% | 4.7% | Australia |
| 1970s | 39.5% | 31.3% | 8.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 34.1% | 7.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 33.2% | 11.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 29.9% | 15.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 29.3% | 6.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 25.8% | 2.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Australia or Türkiye?
- Australia, at 26.4% against 24.4% in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Australia and Türkiye?
- 2.0%, with Australia 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 share of primary energy from coal?
- Australia ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 17th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.