Germany vs Turkey: Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Germany
0.4%
in 2025
Turkey
0.9%
in 2025
Germany rank
51st
Turkey rank
49th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Germany
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.9% against 0.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 2.4 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 49th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.0% | 12.9% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 1970s | 21.3% | 12.7% | 8.6% | Germany |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 9.3% | 2.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 7.8% | 7.0% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 3.4% | 2.5% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 19.3% | 19.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | -5.7% | 4.5% | 10.2% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Germany or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.9% against 0.4% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Germany and Turkey?
- 0.5%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Germany ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 49th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.