Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Turkey: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.2%
in 2021
Turkey
18.7%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th
Turkey rank
39th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 18.7% against 4.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 14.5%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 4.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Turkey ranks 39th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s -1.2% 0.2% 1.4% Turkey
2000s 1.0% 0.3% 0.7% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.9% 6.7% 4.8% Turkey
2020s 3.9% 17.5% 13.6% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Turkey?
Turkey, at 18.7% against 4.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkey?
14.5%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkey?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkey rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Turkey ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% 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, 7,429 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.