Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 0.31 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Turkmenistan stood at 0.31. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.31 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 2020.
Turkmenistan ranks 218th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.26 | — |
| 2001 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.24 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.23 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.22 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.19 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.18 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.17 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.31 | +82.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.31 | +3.3% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.31 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183.07, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.31 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,062, 0% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Turkmenistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +82.4% | 0.17 | 0.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.196 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.278 | 0.17 | 0.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 215 Libya 1.13 compare
- 216 Guinea-Bissau 0.9 compare
- 217 East Timor 0.58 compare
- 219 Chad 0.24 compare
- 220 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 compare
- 220 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
More energy & mining data for Turkmenistan
- Gas production 724.26 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 95,062 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 724.26 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 95,062 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Turkmenistan?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Turkmenistan was 0.31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 2020.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Turkmenistan ranks 218th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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