India vs Türkiye: Share of primary energy from solar
India
1.6%
in 2025
Türkiye
2.2%
in 2025
India rank
30th
Türkiye rank
28th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- India
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 2.2% against 1.6% in India, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Türkiye ahead.
India ranks 30th and Türkiye ranks 28th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | India |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, India or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 2.2% against 1.6% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between India and Türkiye?
- 0.6%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Türkiye?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Türkiye rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- India ranks 30th and Türkiye ranks 28th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.