Taiwan vs Turkey: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Taiwan
1,668 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
1,746 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan rank
63rd
Turkey rank
62nd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Taiwan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1,746 kilowatt-hours against 1,668 kilowatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 78 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 62nd of 214 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 313.57 kilowatt-hours | 147.94 kilowatt-hours | 165.64 kilowatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 1,392 kilowatt-hours | 301.94 kilowatt-hours | 1,090 kilowatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1,920 kilowatt-hours | 545.7 kilowatt-hours | 1,374 kilowatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1,989 kilowatt-hours | 528.11 kilowatt-hours | 1,460 kilowatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1,937 kilowatt-hours | 987.77 kilowatt-hours | 949.52 kilowatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1,848 kilowatt-hours | 1,571 kilowatt-hours | 277.36 kilowatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Taiwan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1,746 kilowatt-hours against 1,668 kilowatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Taiwan and Turkey?
- 78 kilowatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Turkey?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Turkey rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Taiwan ranks 63rd 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.
Individual pages
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.