Türkiye vs United Kingdom: Primary energy from renewables
Türkiye
286.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
260.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
10th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Türkiye
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 286.68 terawatt-hours against 260.56 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 26.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Türkiye ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.16 terawatt-hours | 4.2 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 6.27 terawatt-hours | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 2.28 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 15.57 terawatt-hours | 4.46 terawatt-hours | 11.11 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 34.16 terawatt-hours | 10.14 terawatt-hours | 24.01 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 38.03 terawatt-hours | 32.69 terawatt-hours | 5.34 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 116.62 terawatt-hours | 130.85 terawatt-hours | 14.23 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 257.55 terawatt-hours | 237.83 terawatt-hours | 19.71 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Türkiye or United Kingdom?
- Türkiye, at 286.68 terawatt-hours against 260.56 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Türkiye and United Kingdom?
- 26.12 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Türkiye and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Türkiye ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 80 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.