Sri Lanka vs Turkey: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Sri Lanka
2.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
2.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
Turkey rank
32nd
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Sri Lanka
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.56 terawatt-hours against 2.21 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.35 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Turkey ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 32nd of 80 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0.3756 terawatt-hours | 0.3296 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.0913 terawatt-hours | 0.6744 terawatt-hours | 0.5831 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.1339 terawatt-hours | 0.7837 terawatt-hours | 0.6498 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.138 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2000s | -0.021 terawatt-hours | 0.6741 terawatt-hours | 0.6951 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.2045 terawatt-hours | 17.92 terawatt-hours | 17.71 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 10.81 terawatt-hours | 9.74 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Sri Lanka or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2.56 terawatt-hours against 2.21 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Sri Lanka and Turkey?
- 0.35 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Turkey?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Turkey rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 32nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.