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
050100150196519952025

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

Indicator
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

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.