Netherlands vs Türkiye: Electricity generation from solar
Netherlands
28.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
37.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
14th
Türkiye rank
11th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Netherlands
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 37.25 terawatt-hours against 28.5 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 8.75 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Türkiye ahead.
Netherlands ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.55 terawatt-hours | 2.15 terawatt-hours | 0.6 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 17.74 terawatt-hours | 20.16 terawatt-hours | 2.42 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Netherlands or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 37.25 terawatt-hours against 28.5 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Netherlands and Türkiye?
- 8.75 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Türkiye?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Türkiye rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Netherlands ranks 14th 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.