Ireland vs Turkey: Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs.
Ireland
1.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
2.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
35th
Turkey rank
32nd
Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. over time
- Ireland
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.56 terawatt-hours against 1.75 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 0.81 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.5 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Turkey ahead.
Ireland ranks 35th 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 | Ireland | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0901 terawatt-hours | 0.3756 terawatt-hours | 0.4657 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.0244 terawatt-hours | 0.6744 terawatt-hours | 0.65 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1980s | -0.0128 terawatt-hours | 0.7837 terawatt-hours | 0.7965 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.0611 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | 1.67 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.427 terawatt-hours | 0.6741 terawatt-hours | 0.2471 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 17.92 terawatt-hours | 16.89 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 10.81 terawatt-hours | 9.76 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy, Ireland or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2.56 terawatt-hours against 1.75 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy between Ireland and Turkey?
- 0.81 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Turkey?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Turkey rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy?
- Ireland ranks 35th 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 Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. 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.