Australia vs Turkey: Primary energy use
Australia
1,536 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
2,033 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
18th
Turkey rank
15th
Primary energy use over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2,033 terawatt-hours against 1,536 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 497 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 458.4 terawatt-hours | 108.55 terawatt-hours | 349.84 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 683.1 terawatt-hours | 217.06 terawatt-hours | 466.03 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 875.61 terawatt-hours | 366.09 terawatt-hours | 509.52 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,116 terawatt-hours | 632.19 terawatt-hours | 483.47 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,384 terawatt-hours | 936.8 terawatt-hours | 447.28 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,526 terawatt-hours | 1,458 terawatt-hours | 68.36 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,511 terawatt-hours | 1,878 terawatt-hours | 366.94 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Australia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2,033 terawatt-hours against 1,536 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Australia and Turkey?
- 497 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for primary energy use?
- Australia ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 15th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.