Russia vs Turkey: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Russia
6.86 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Turkey
5.66 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Russia rank
15th
Turkey rank
17th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Russia
- Turkey
How they compare
Russia currently reports 6.86 kilowatt-hours per person against 5.66 kilowatt-hours per person in Turkey, a difference of 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 17th of 78 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.1 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 10.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 7.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2010s | 7.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.84 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2020s | 6.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Russia or Turkey?
- Russia, at 6.86 kilowatt-hours per person against 5.66 kilowatt-hours per person in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Russia and Turkey?
- 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkey?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Turkey rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Russia ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 17th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.