Australia vs Turkey: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Australia
110.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
153.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
18th
Turkey rank
15th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 153.07 terawatt-hours against 110.58 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 42.49 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 15th of 209 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.73 terawatt-hours | 33.18 terawatt-hours | 16.45 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2000s | 19.22 terawatt-hours | 36.46 terawatt-hours | 17.24 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2010s | 37.28 terawatt-hours | 79.03 terawatt-hours | 41.75 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | 88.9 terawatt-hours | 136.8 terawatt-hours | 47.9 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Australia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 153.07 terawatt-hours against 110.58 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Australia and Turkey?
- 42.49 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Australia ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 15th of 209 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.