Portugal vs Turkey: Electricity generation from gas per person
Portugal
805.81 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
893.65 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
53rd
Turkey rank
50th
Electricity generation from gas per person over time
- Portugal
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 893.65 kilowatt-hours against 805.81 kilowatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 87.84 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.
Portugal ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 50th of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.78 kilowatt-hours | 285.63 kilowatt-hours | 185.85 kilowatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1,066 kilowatt-hours | 1,035 kilowatt-hours | 30.67 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1,243 kilowatt-hours | 1,242 kilowatt-hours | 0.3965 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,202 kilowatt-hours | 872.2 kilowatt-hours | 329.42 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from gas per person, Portugal or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 893.65 kilowatt-hours against 805.81 kilowatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from gas per person between Portugal and Turkey?
- 87.84 kilowatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Turkey rank globally for electricity generation from gas per person?
- Portugal ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 50th of 207 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 gas per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.