Turkey vs United Kingdom: Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal
Turkey
76.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
105.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal over time
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 105.16 terawatt-hours against 76.67 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 28.49 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times Turkey's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Turkey ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 212 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0.389 terawatt-hours | 0.387 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.316 terawatt-hours | 3.52 terawatt-hours | 3.21 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 13.77 terawatt-hours | 41.64 terawatt-hours | 27.88 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 53.52 terawatt-hours | 93.01 terawatt-hours | 39.49 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal, Turkey or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 105.16 terawatt-hours against 76.67 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal between Turkey and United Kingdom?
- 28.49 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal?
- Turkey ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal. 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.