Spain vs Turkey: Electricity generation from renewables
Spain
160.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
153.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
9th
Turkey rank
11th
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Spain currently reports 160.81 terawatt-hours against 153.07 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 7.74 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 11th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.92 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 22.06 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 32.93 terawatt-hours | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 27.02 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 28.15 terawatt-hours | 15.28 terawatt-hours | 12.86 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 29.43 terawatt-hours | 33.18 terawatt-hours | 3.74 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2000s | 51.18 terawatt-hours | 36.46 terawatt-hours | 14.72 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 98.84 terawatt-hours | 79.03 terawatt-hours | 19.82 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 138.02 terawatt-hours | 136.8 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, Spain or Turkey?
- Spain, at 160.81 terawatt-hours against 153.07 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between Spain and Turkey?
- 7.74 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- Spain ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 11th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. 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.