Türkiye vs United States of America: Share of primary energy from solar
Türkiye
2.2%
in 2025
United States of America
1.5%
in 2025
Türkiye rank
28th
United States of America rank
31st
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Türkiye
- United States of America
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 2.2% against 1.5% in United States of America, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.
Türkiye ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 31st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Türkiye or United States of America?
- Türkiye, at 2.2% against 1.5% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Türkiye and United States of America?
- 0.7%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and United States of America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Türkiye and United States of America rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Türkiye ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 31st 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.