Japan vs Türkiye: Primary energy from solar and wind
Japan
123.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
83.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Türkiye rank
10th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Japan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Japan currently reports 123.62 terawatt-hours against 83.64 terawatt-hours in Türkiye, a difference of 39.98 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Türkiye ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 111 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0665 terawatt-hours | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | 0.0639 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.15 terawatt-hours | 0.3145 terawatt-hours | 2.84 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 36.8 terawatt-hours | 13.75 terawatt-hours | 23.04 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 102.67 terawatt-hours | 56.73 terawatt-hours | 45.94 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Japan or Türkiye?
- Japan, at 123.62 terawatt-hours against 83.64 terawatt-hours in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Japan and Türkiye?
- 39.98 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Türkiye?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Türkiye rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Japan ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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.