Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Turkey
Turkey: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production from oil sources in Turkey stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Turkey peaked at 8.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
Turkey ranks 166th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.9% | — |
| 1991 | 5.5% | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +43.2% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -33.5% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -27.3% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +38.4% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -58.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -61.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +73.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -42.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -73.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +347.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -20.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +14.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 9% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 77% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +347.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.5% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More energy & mining data for Turkey
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 6.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Turkey?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Turkey was 0.3% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Turkey rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Turkey ranks 166th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.