Turkey vs United States: Electricity generation by source
Turkey
10.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
17.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Electricity generation by source over time
- Turkey
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 17.7 terawatt-hours against 10.65 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 7.05 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Turkey's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Turkey ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 214 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1504 terawatt-hours | 14.65 terawatt-hours | 14.5 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 0.1788 terawatt-hours | 20.82 terawatt-hours | 20.64 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0507 terawatt-hours | 35.48 terawatt-hours | 35.43 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 0.081 terawatt-hours | 64.21 terawatt-hours | 64.13 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 0.139 terawatt-hours | 16.36 terawatt-hours | 16.22 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 3.55 terawatt-hours | 18.59 terawatt-hours | 15.05 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 10.11 terawatt-hours | 18.03 terawatt-hours | 7.92 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, Turkey or United States?
- United States, at 17.7 terawatt-hours against 10.65 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between Turkey and United States?
- 7.05 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and United States rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- Turkey ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation by source. 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.