Turkey vs United Kingdom: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Turkey
153.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
188.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey rank
15th
United Kingdom rank
12th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 188.3 terawatt-hours against 153.07 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 35.23 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Turkey ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 214 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 26.99 terawatt-hours | 24.14 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 36.65 terawatt-hours | 30.74 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 15.28 terawatt-hours | 57.8 terawatt-hours | 42.52 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 33.18 terawatt-hours | 93.49 terawatt-hours | 60.32 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 36.46 terawatt-hours | 93.07 terawatt-hours | 56.6 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 79.03 terawatt-hours | 138.5 terawatt-hours | 59.47 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 136.8 terawatt-hours | 180.67 terawatt-hours | 43.87 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Turkey or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 188.3 terawatt-hours against 153.07 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Turkey and United Kingdom?
- 35.23 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Turkey ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β 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.
Individual pages
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.