Sweden vs Turkey: Primary energy use by source
Sweden
38.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
39.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden rank
12th
Turkey rank
11th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 39.49 terawatt-hours against 38.67 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.82 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Sweden ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 11th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0036 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0036 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.1295 terawatt-hours | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | 0.1269 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 0.3145 terawatt-hours | 0.7781 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.37 terawatt-hours | 11.63 terawatt-hours | 0.738 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 33.48 terawatt-hours | 33.61 terawatt-hours | 0.1295 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Sweden or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 39.49 terawatt-hours against 38.67 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.82 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Sweden ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 11th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.