Italy vs Turkey: Electricity demand

Italy
311.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
351.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
18th
Turkey rank
15th

Electricity demand over time

  • Italy
  • Turkey
100200300400199020072025

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 351.93 terawatt-hours against 311.6 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 40.33 terawatt-hours.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 15th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 271.74 terawatt-hours 85.41 terawatt-hours 186.33 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 336.9 terawatt-hours 159.2 terawatt-hours 177.7 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 330.87 terawatt-hours 262.75 terawatt-hours 68.12 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 317.24 terawatt-hours 327.79 terawatt-hours 10.55 terawatt-hours Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity demand, Italy or Turkey?
Turkey, at 351.93 terawatt-hours against 311.6 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity demand between Italy and Turkey?
40.33 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkey?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Italy and Turkey rank globally for electricity demand?
Italy ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 15th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.