Turkey vs United States: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Turkey
655.1 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
703.03 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Turkey rank
29th
United States rank
26th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Turkey
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 703.03 kilowatt-hours per person against 655.1 kilowatt-hours per person in Turkey, a difference of 47.93 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Turkey ranks 29th and United States ranks 26th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,106 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,027 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1970s | 137.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,278 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,140 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1980s | 300.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,198 kilowatt-hours per person | 896.67 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 542.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,133 kilowatt-hours per person | 590.7 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 519.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 880.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 360.3 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 759.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 848.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 88.8 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 760.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 733.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Turkey or United States?
- United States, at 703.03 kilowatt-hours per person against 655.1 kilowatt-hours per person in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Turkey and United States?
- 47.93 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and United States rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Turkey ranks 29th and United States ranks 26th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.