Coal consumption per person in Turkey
Turkey: Coal consumption per person was 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5,662 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
25th
of 219 countries
All-time high
5,712 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2019
All-time low
1,236 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1967
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Coal consumption per person in Turkey, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, coal consumption per person in Turkey stood at 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption per person in Turkey peaked at 5,712 kilowatt-hours per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,236 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1967.
Turkey ranks 25th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Coal consumption per person in Turkey, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1,320 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 1,432 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 1,236 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 1,310 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 1,358 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1,470 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 1,476 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1,546 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 1,544 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,647 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 1,675 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1,722 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1,738 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1,728 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1,736 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1,802 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1,803 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,982 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 2,130 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 2,339 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 2,738 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 2,950 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 3,051 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 2,892 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 3,195 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 3,330 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 3,495 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 3,424 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 3,114 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 3,069 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 3,152 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 3,845 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 3,935 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3,607 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 3,993 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 3,240 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 3,343 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 3,569 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 3,745 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 3,717 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 4,345 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 4,843 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 4,810 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4,959 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 4,985 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5,309 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 5,644 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 4,805 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 5,384 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 5,049 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 5,478 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 5,523 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,630 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5,712 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 5,487 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 5,564 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 5,613 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5,334 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 5,625 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 187.01 kilowatt-hours per person, 30.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,301 kilowatt-hours per person, 4.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,331 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,432 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 1,628 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,470 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,738 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,488 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,802 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,195 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,446 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,935 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,056 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,240 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,959 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,352 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,805 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,712 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,548 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,334 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 22 Montenegro 6,213 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 23 North Korea 6,204 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 24 Bulgaria 5,847 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 26 Indonesia 5,011 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 27 Germany 4,938 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 28 Mauritius 4,406 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Turkey
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption per person in Turkey?
- Coal consumption per person in Turkey was 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption per person recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5,712 kilowatt-hours per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest coal consumption per person recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,236 kilowatt-hours per person in 1967.
- How does Turkey rank for coal consumption per person?
- Turkey ranks 25th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal consumption per person rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.