Italy vs Turkey: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Italy
129.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
153.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
17th
Turkey rank
15th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Italy
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 153.07 terawatt-hours against 129.11 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 23.96 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 15th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.85 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 46 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 49.32 terawatt-hours | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 43.41 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 48.39 terawatt-hours | 15.28 terawatt-hours | 33.11 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 45.13 terawatt-hours | 33.18 terawatt-hours | 11.96 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 52.85 terawatt-hours | 36.46 terawatt-hours | 16.38 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 103.58 terawatt-hours | 79.03 terawatt-hours | 24.56 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 118.93 terawatt-hours | 136.8 terawatt-hours | 17.87 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Italy or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 153.07 terawatt-hours against 129.11 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Italy and Turkey?
- 23.96 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Turkey rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Italy ranks 17th 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.