Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, France or Turkey?

France, at 89,357 GWh against 83,657 GWh in Turkey as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?

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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Turkey: Renewable energy electricity output

France

89,357 GWh

in 2015

Turkey

83,657 GWh

in 2015

France rank

13th

Turkey rank

14th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

France
Turkey

How they compare

France currently reports 89,357 GWh against 83,657 GWh in Turkey, a difference of 5,700 GWh.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 14th of 230 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	68,496 GWh	33,176 GWh	35,319 GWh	France
2000s	66,640 GWh	36,462 GWh	30,178 GWh	France
2010s	83,911 GWh	64,088 GWh	19,822 GWh	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, France or Turkey?: France, at 89,357 GWh against 83,657 GWh in Turkey as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between France and Turkey?: 5,700 GWh, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do France and Turkey rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: France ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 14th of 230 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
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 electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.