Italy vs Türkiye: Electricity generation from solar
Italy
44.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
37.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
9th
Türkiye rank
11th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Italy
- Türkiye
How they compare
Italy currently reports 44.63 terawatt-hours against 37.25 terawatt-hours in Türkiye, a difference of 7.38 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Türkiye ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 210 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.109 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.109 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 19.12 terawatt-hours | 2.15 terawatt-hours | 16.97 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 31.57 terawatt-hours | 20.16 terawatt-hours | 11.41 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Italy or Türkiye?
- Italy, at 44.63 terawatt-hours against 37.25 terawatt-hours in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Italy and Türkiye?
- 7.38 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Türkiye?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Türkiye rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Italy ranks 9th 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.