Sub-Saharan Africa vs Turkey: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita

Sub-Saharan Africa
17.87 kWh per person
in 2021
Turkey
744.28 kWh per person
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th
Turkey rank
36th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Turkey
0200400600800199020052021

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 744.28 kWh per person against 17.87 kWh per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 726.41 kWh per person.

That makes Turkey's figure about 41.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s -5 kWh per person 3.4 kWh per person 8.41 kWh per person Turkey
2000s 4.7 kWh per person 8.24 kWh per person 3.54 kWh per person Turkey
2010s 8.53 kWh per person 236.75 kWh per person 228.21 kWh per person Turkey
2020s 16.55 kWh per person 673.48 kWh per person 656.93 kWh per person Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Sub-Saharan Africa or Turkey?
Turkey, at 744.28 kWh per person against 17.87 kWh per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?
726.41 kWh per person, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.