European Union vs Türkiye: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- European Union
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 34.5% against 10.5% in European Union, a difference of 24.0%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 3.3 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 25th and Türkiye ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 33.7% | 0.3% | European Union |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 27.1% | 2.6% | European Union |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 31.0% | 6.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 34.0% | 20.2% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, European Union or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 34.5% against 10.5% in European Union as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between European Union and Türkiye?
- 24.0%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do European Union and Türkiye rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- European Union ranks 25th and Türkiye ranks 25th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.