Germany vs Turkey: Primary energy from renewables
Germany
423.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
286.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
Turkey rank
9th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Germany
- Turkey
How they compare
Germany currently reports 423.09 terawatt-hours against 286.68 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 136.41 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 9th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2 terawatt-hours | 3.16 terawatt-hours | 13.04 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 19.71 terawatt-hours | 6.27 terawatt-hours | 13.44 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 24.16 terawatt-hours | 15.57 terawatt-hours | 8.59 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 27.44 terawatt-hours | 34.16 terawatt-hours | 6.72 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2000s | 114.19 terawatt-hours | 38.03 terawatt-hours | 76.16 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 306.46 terawatt-hours | 116.62 terawatt-hours | 189.85 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 407.09 terawatt-hours | 257.55 terawatt-hours | 149.54 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Germany or Turkey?
- Germany, at 423.09 terawatt-hours against 286.68 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Germany and Turkey?
- 136.41 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Germany ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 9th of 77 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 renewables. 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.