Turkey vs United Kingdom: Global primary energy use by source
Turkey
144.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
122.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey rank
7th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 144.06 terawatt-hours against 122.16 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 21.9 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4558 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4558 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.5418 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5418 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.3351 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3351 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.19 terawatt-hours | 5.02 terawatt-hours | 3.83 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 22.76 terawatt-hours | 20.99 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 41.11 terawatt-hours | 74.22 terawatt-hours | 33.11 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 133.16 terawatt-hours | 115.98 terawatt-hours | 17.19 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Turkey or United Kingdom?
- Turkey, at 144.06 terawatt-hours against 122.16 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Turkey and United Kingdom?
- 21.9 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and United Kingdom rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Turkey ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global 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.