Australia vs Turkey: Renewable electricity generation by source
Australia
39.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
39.42 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Turkey rank
10th
Renewable electricity generation by source over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 39.42 terawatt-hours against 39.23 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 0.19 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 10th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0.007 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 0.316 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 11.2 terawatt-hours | 11.61 terawatt-hours | 0.415 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | 30.55 terawatt-hours | 33.36 terawatt-hours | 2.81 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable electricity generation by source, Australia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 39.42 terawatt-hours against 39.23 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable electricity generation by source between Australia and Turkey?
- 0.19 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Australia ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 10th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Renewable electricity generation 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.