Electricity as a share of primary energy in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Electricity as a share of primary energy was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Turkmenistan, 1985–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity as a share of primary energy in Turkmenistan stood at 8.6%.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity as a share of primary energy in Turkmenistan peaked at 10.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2012.
Turkmenistan ranks 76th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7.7% | — |
| 1986 | 7.0% | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 9.3% | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -22.1% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | -30.0% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +28.2% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -26.4% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -34.1% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 6.4% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production 724.26 terawatt-hours (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity as a share of primary energy in Turkmenistan?
- Electricity as a share of primary energy in Turkmenistan was 8.6% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2012.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Turkmenistan ranks 76th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity as a share of primary energy rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.