Italy vs Turkey: Electricity generation from hydropower
Italy
41.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
57.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
16th
Turkey rank
14th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Italy
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 57.27 terawatt-hours against 41.7 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 15.57 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 14th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.51 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 39.8 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 41.89 terawatt-hours | 5.73 terawatt-hours | 36.16 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 41 terawatt-hours | 15.23 terawatt-hours | 25.77 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 41.02 terawatt-hours | 32.97 terawatt-hours | 8.05 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 40.62 terawatt-hours | 35.89 terawatt-hours | 4.73 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 46.94 terawatt-hours | 60.3 terawatt-hours | 13.36 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | 42.78 terawatt-hours | 65.93 terawatt-hours | 23.15 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Italy or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 57.27 terawatt-hours against 41.7 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Italy and Turkey?
- 15.57 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Turkey rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Italy ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 14th of 214 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 hydropower. 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.