Japan vs Turkey: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy
Japan
14.3%
in 2025
Turkey
14.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
37th
Turkey rank
38th
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Japan currently reports 14.3% against 14.1% in Turkey, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 37th and Turkey ranks 38th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 4.2% | 8.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 5.4% | 11.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 4.1% | 12.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.7% | 0.2% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 13.7% | 2.3% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from low-carbon energy, Japan or Turkey?
- Japan, at 14.3% against 14.1% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from low-carbon energy between Japan and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Japan ranks 37th 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.