Australia vs Turkey: Fossil fuel consumption (fuel Energy Institute – Stati)
Australia
1,414 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
1,747 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
16th
Turkey rank
15th
Fossil fuel consumption (fuel Energy Institute – Stati) over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1,747 terawatt-hours against 1,414 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 333 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 15th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 449.67 terawatt-hours | 105.39 terawatt-hours | 344.28 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 668.85 terawatt-hours | 210.79 terawatt-hours | 458.06 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 860.51 terawatt-hours | 350.52 terawatt-hours | 509.99 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,097 terawatt-hours | 598.04 terawatt-hours | 499.17 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,359 terawatt-hours | 898.77 terawatt-hours | 460.3 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,480 terawatt-hours | 1,341 terawatt-hours | 138.72 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,413 terawatt-hours | 1,621 terawatt-hours | 207.38 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Australia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1,747 terawatt-hours against 1,414 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Australia and Turkey?
- 333 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
- Australia ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 15th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption. 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. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.