Sweden vs Turkey: Electricity generation from hydropower
Sweden
68.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
57.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden rank
11th
Turkey rank
14th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 68.24 terawatt-hours against 57.27 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 10.97 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 14th of 214 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.35 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 43.65 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 54.92 terawatt-hours | 5.73 terawatt-hours | 49.19 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 65.05 terawatt-hours | 15.23 terawatt-hours | 49.82 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 67.94 terawatt-hours | 32.97 terawatt-hours | 34.97 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 67.33 terawatt-hours | 35.89 terawatt-hours | 31.44 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 66.69 terawatt-hours | 60.3 terawatt-hours | 6.39 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 69.2 terawatt-hours | 65.93 terawatt-hours | 3.27 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Sweden or Turkey?
- Sweden, at 68.24 terawatt-hours against 57.27 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Sweden and Turkey?
- 10.97 terawatt-hours, with Sweden 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 electricity generation from hydropower?
- Sweden ranks 11th 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.