Ireland vs Turkey: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy
Ireland
14.0%
in 2025
Turkey
14.1%
in 2025
Ireland rank
39th
Turkey rank
38th
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Ireland
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 14.1% against 14.0% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Ireland ranks 39th and Turkey ranks 38th of 80 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 2.9% | 1.9% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 2.8% | 2.0% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 4.2% | 3.4% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 5.4% | 4.7% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 4.1% | 2.7% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 7.7% | 1.7% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 13.7% | 1.9% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from low-carbon energy, Ireland or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 14.1% against 14.0% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from low-carbon energy between Ireland and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Turkey rank globally for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Ireland ranks 39th and Turkey ranks 38th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.