Australia vs Türkiye: Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Australia
175.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
200.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
16th
Türkiye rank
14th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time
- Australia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 200.79 terawatt-hours against 175.76 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 25.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Türkiye ranks 14th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 117.54 terawatt-hours | 25.74 terawatt-hours | 91.8 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 159.01 terawatt-hours | 51.73 terawatt-hours | 107.27 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 213.47 terawatt-hours | 122.23 terawatt-hours | 91.24 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 218.2 terawatt-hours | 181.57 terawatt-hours | 36.64 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 185.53 terawatt-hours | 190.75 terawatt-hours | 5.22 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Australia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 200.79 terawatt-hours against 175.76 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between Australia and Türkiye?
- 25.03 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Türkiye?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Türkiye rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Australia ranks 16th and Türkiye ranks 14th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.