Turkey vs USSR: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Turkey
25.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
0.7119 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Turkey rank
5th
USSR rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Turkey
- USSR
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 25.59 terawatt-hours against 0.7119 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 24.88 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 35.9 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
Turkey ranks 5th and USSR ranks 3rd of 79 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.17 terawatt-hours | 160.88 terawatt-hours | 151.72 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 10.04 terawatt-hours | 213.3 terawatt-hours | 203.25 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | 4.51 terawatt-hours | 32.94 terawatt-hours | 28.43 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Turkey or USSR?
- Turkey, at 25.59 terawatt-hours against 0.7119 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Turkey and USSR?
- 24.88 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and USSR?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1984.
- How do Turkey and USSR rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Turkey ranks 5th and USSR ranks 3rd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.