New Zealand vs Turkey: Electricity from renewables by source
New Zealand
9.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
10.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand rank
5th
Turkey rank
3rd
Electricity from renewables by source over time
- New Zealand
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 10.65 terawatt-hours against 9.44 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 1.21 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 0.1504 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.71 terawatt-hours | 0.1788 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 0.0507 terawatt-hours | 2.03 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 0.081 terawatt-hours | 3.05 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 0.139 terawatt-hours | 3 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 6.77 terawatt-hours | 3.55 terawatt-hours | 3.22 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 8.29 terawatt-hours | 10.11 terawatt-hours | 1.82 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity from renewables by source, New Zealand or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 10.65 terawatt-hours against 9.44 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity from renewables by source between New Zealand and Turkey?
- 1.21 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Turkey rank globally for electricity from renewables by source?
- New Zealand ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity from renewables 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.