Which has higher renewable energy consumption, South Africa or Türkiye, Republic of?

South Africa, at 504,710 TJ against 485,425 TJ in Türkiye, Republic of as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between South Africa and Türkiye, Republic of?

19,285 TJ, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye, Republic of?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Türkiye, Republic of: Renewable energy consumption

South Africa

504,710 TJ

in 2015

Türkiye, Republic of

485,425 TJ

in 2015

South Africa rank

21st

Türkiye, Republic of rank

22nd

Renewable energy consumption over time

South Africa
Türkiye, Republic of

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 504,710 TJ against 485,425 TJ in Türkiye, Republic of, a difference of 19,285 TJ.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Türkiye, Republic of ahead.

South Africa ranks 21st and Türkiye, Republic of ranks 22nd of 226 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye, Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Türkiye, Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	353,192 TJ	408,548 TJ	55,356 TJ	Türkiye, Republic of
2000s	419,813 TJ	384,462 TJ	35,351 TJ	South Africa
2010s	476,622 TJ	431,300 TJ	45,322 TJ	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, South Africa or Türkiye, Republic of?: South Africa, at 504,710 TJ against 485,425 TJ in Türkiye, Republic of as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between South Africa and Türkiye, Republic of?: 19,285 TJ, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye, Republic of?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do South Africa and Türkiye, Republic of rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: South Africa ranks 21st and Türkiye, Republic of ranks 22nd of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit: TJ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste