Laos vs Turkey: Electricity generation from hydropower

Laos
40 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Turkey
57.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Laos rank
17th
Turkey rank
14th

Electricity generation from hydropower over time

  • Laos
  • Turkey
020406080196519952025

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 57.27 terawatt-hours against 40 terawatt-hours in Laos, a difference of 17.27 terawatt-hours.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Laos's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 14th of 214 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 3.32 terawatt-hours 35.89 terawatt-hours 32.57 terawatt-hours Turkey
2010s 15.82 terawatt-hours 60.3 terawatt-hours 44.48 terawatt-hours Turkey
2020s 36.03 terawatt-hours 67.66 terawatt-hours 31.63 terawatt-hours Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Laos or Turkey?
Turkey, at 57.27 terawatt-hours against 40 terawatt-hours in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Laos and Turkey?
17.27 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Turkey?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Laos and Turkey rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
Laos ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
217 places, 7,927 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.