Australia vs Turkey: Primary energy use by source
Australia
39.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
39.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
Turkey rank
11th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Australia currently reports 39.59 terawatt-hours against 39.49 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 0.1 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 11th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkey | 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 | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | 0.0064 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 0.3145 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 11.2 terawatt-hours | 11.63 terawatt-hours | 0.4337 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | 30.63 terawatt-hours | 33.61 terawatt-hours | 2.97 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Australia or Turkey?
- Australia, at 39.59 terawatt-hours against 39.49 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Australia and Turkey?
- 0.1 terawatt-hours, with Australia 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 by source?
- Australia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 11th of 79 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 use by source. 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.