Share of primary energy use by source in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of primary energy use by source was 81.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy use by source in Turkmenistan, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy use by source in Turkmenistan stood at 81.0%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy use by source in Turkmenistan peaked at 83.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2008.
Turkmenistan ranks 2nd of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy use by source in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 57.1% | — |
| 1986 | 74.4% | +30.1% |
| 1987 | 74.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 59.1% | -21.3% |
| 1991 | 64.7% | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 60.4% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 73.3% | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 74.8% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 71.9% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 77.4% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 81.0% | +1.5% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 81.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.8%, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 81.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 3.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy use by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +34.4% | 54.4% | 73.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.1% | 57.1% | 75.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 69.0% | 59.1% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 54.4% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 71.3% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 79.8% | 83.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 87.0% compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 75.3% compare
- 4 Qatar 70.6% compare
- 5 Iran 69.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Turkmenistan
- 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 share of primary energy use by source in Turkmenistan?
- Share of primary energy use by source in Turkmenistan was 81.0% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2008.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of primary energy use by source?
- Turkmenistan ranks 2nd out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy use by source rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.