Italy vs Türkiye: Global primary energy use by source
Italy
116.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
144.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
9th
Türkiye rank
7th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Italy
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 144.06 terawatt-hours against 116.65 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 27.41 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 7th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.77 terawatt-hours | 0.4558 terawatt-hours | 28.31 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 29.71 terawatt-hours | 0.5418 terawatt-hours | 29.17 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 29.9 terawatt-hours | 0.3351 terawatt-hours | 29.56 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 37.76 terawatt-hours | 1.19 terawatt-hours | 36.57 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 64.69 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 62.93 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 109.23 terawatt-hours | 41.11 terawatt-hours | 68.12 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 113.25 terawatt-hours | 133.16 terawatt-hours | 19.91 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Italy or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 144.06 terawatt-hours against 116.65 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Italy and Türkiye?
- 27.41 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Türkiye?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Türkiye rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Italy ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 7th 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 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.