Romania vs Turkey: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Romania
1,779 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
1,746 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Romania rank
60th
Turkey rank
62nd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Romania
- Turkey
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1,779 kilowatt-hours against 1,746 kilowatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 33 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 62nd of 214 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 399.2 kilowatt-hours | 147.94 kilowatt-hours | 251.26 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 539.88 kilowatt-hours | 301.94 kilowatt-hours | 237.93 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 744.21 kilowatt-hours | 545.7 kilowatt-hours | 198.51 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 1,090 kilowatt-hours | 528.11 kilowatt-hours | 562.04 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 1,720 kilowatt-hours | 987.77 kilowatt-hours | 731.98 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 1,889 kilowatt-hours | 1,571 kilowatt-hours | 318.47 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Romania or Turkey?
- Romania, at 1,779 kilowatt-hours against 1,746 kilowatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Romania and Turkey?
- 33 kilowatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Romania ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 62nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.