France vs Türkiye: Electricity generation from solar
France
31.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
37.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
13th
Türkiye rank
11th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- France
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 37.25 terawatt-hours against 31.82 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 5.43 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Türkiye ahead.
France ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 210 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 6.74 terawatt-hours | 2.15 terawatt-hours | 4.59 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 21.16 terawatt-hours | 20.16 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, France or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 37.25 terawatt-hours against 31.82 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between France and Türkiye?
- 5.43 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Türkiye?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do France and Türkiye rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- France ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. 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.