European Union vs Türkiye: Electricity production from coal sources

European Union
10.5%
in 2024
Türkiye
34.5%
in 2024
European Union rank
25th
Türkiye rank
25th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • European Union
  • Türkiye
10203040199020072024

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

Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.