Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Turkey
Turkey: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 5.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Turkey, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Turkey stood at 5.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Turkey peaked at 7.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2016.
Turkey ranks 28th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.3% | — |
| 1991 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +35.1% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +6.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 5.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 4 |
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 share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Turkey?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Turkey was 5.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2016.
- How does Turkey rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Turkey ranks 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.