Spain vs Turkey: Solar energy generation vs. capacity
Spain
64,534 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
44,153 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
7th
Turkey rank
10th
Solar energy generation vs. capacity over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Spain currently reports 64,534 terawatt-hours against 44,153 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 20,381 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Spain ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 10th of 79 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.6061 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6061 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 11.2 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 11.2 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 948.19 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 948.19 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 12,417 terawatt-hours | 2,121 terawatt-hours | 10,296 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 42,483 terawatt-hours | 23,128 terawatt-hours | 19,355 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solar energy generation vs. capacity, Spain or Turkey?
- Spain, at 64,534 terawatt-hours against 44,153 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in solar energy generation vs. capacity between Spain and Turkey?
- 20,381 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for solar energy generation vs. capacity?
- Spain ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 10th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Solar energy generation vs. capacity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Figures are based on gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply.