Spain vs Turkey: Renewable electricity generation by source
Spain
58.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
39.42 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
7th
Turkey rank
10th
Renewable electricity generation by source over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Spain currently reports 58.76 terawatt-hours against 39.42 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 19.34 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Spain ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 10th of 212 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.587 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0.585 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 19.17 terawatt-hours | 0.316 terawatt-hours | 18.86 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 49.82 terawatt-hours | 11.61 terawatt-hours | 38.21 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 61.09 terawatt-hours | 33.36 terawatt-hours | 27.73 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable electricity generation by source, Spain or Turkey?
- Spain, at 58.76 terawatt-hours against 39.42 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable electricity generation by source between Spain and Turkey?
- 19.34 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Spain ranks 7th 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.