Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Turkey: GDP per unit of energy use

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.68 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Turkey
23.44 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
Turkey rank
28th

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Turkey
510152025199020072024

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 23.44 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 11.68 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 11.76 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Turkey's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 28th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 4.1 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 9.44 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 5.34 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Turkey
2000s 6.1 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 9.55 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 3.46 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Turkey
2010s 8.58 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 14.81 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 6.23 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Turkey
2020s 10.63 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 19.64 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 9.01 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Turkey?
Turkey, at 23.44 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 11.68 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?
11.76 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.