Turkey vs United Kingdom: Primary energy use
Turkey
2,033 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
1,748 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
17th
Primary energy use over time
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2,033 terawatt-hours against 1,748 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 285 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Turkey ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.55 terawatt-hours | 2,373 terawatt-hours | 2,264 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 217.06 terawatt-hours | 2,520 terawatt-hours | 2,303 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 366.09 terawatt-hours | 2,386 terawatt-hours | 2,020 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 632.19 terawatt-hours | 2,595 terawatt-hours | 1,963 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 936.8 terawatt-hours | 2,636 terawatt-hours | 1,699 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1,458 terawatt-hours | 2,250 terawatt-hours | 792.11 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1,878 terawatt-hours | 1,814 terawatt-hours | 63.76 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Turkey or United Kingdom?
- Turkey, at 2,033 terawatt-hours against 1,748 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Turkey and United Kingdom?
- 285 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy use?
- Turkey ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 219 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.