Korea vs Türkiye: Electricity generation from solar
Korea
37.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
37.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea rank
10th
Türkiye rank
11th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Korea
- Türkiye
How they compare
Korea currently reports 37.8 terawatt-hours against 37.25 terawatt-hours in Türkiye, a difference of 0.55 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Türkiye ahead.
Korea ranks 10th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 210 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.101 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.101 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2010s | 4.9 terawatt-hours | 2.15 terawatt-hours | 2.75 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2020s | 29.76 terawatt-hours | 20.16 terawatt-hours | 9.6 terawatt-hours | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Korea or Türkiye?
- Korea, at 37.8 terawatt-hours against 37.25 terawatt-hours in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Korea and Türkiye?
- 0.55 terawatt-hours, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Türkiye?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Türkiye rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Korea ranks 10th 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.