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

Sweden, at 102,442 GWh against 83,657 GWh in Turkey as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden 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.

Sweden vs Turkey: Renewable energy electricity output

Sweden

102,442 GWh

in 2015

Turkey

83,657 GWh

in 2015

Sweden rank

11th

Turkey rank

14th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Sweden
Turkey

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 102,442 GWh against 83,657 GWh in Turkey, a difference of 18,785 GWh.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

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

Sweden ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 14th of 230 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	70,364 GWh	33,176 GWh	37,188 GWh	Sweden
2000s	75,545 GWh	36,462 GWh	39,083 GWh	Sweden
2010s	89,224 GWh	64,088 GWh	25,135 GWh	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Sweden or Turkey?: Sweden, at 102,442 GWh against 83,657 GWh in Turkey as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Sweden and Turkey?: 18,785 GWh, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Sweden ranks 11th 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.