Oil consumption per person in Turkey
Turkey: Oil consumption per person was 7,820 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in Turkey, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil consumption per person in Turkey is 7,820 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Turkey peaked at 7,820 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,298 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Turkey ranks 110th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,752 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,298 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,198 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 3,516 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,275 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,619 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,349 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,887 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,089 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,332 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,681 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,845 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,206 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,666 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,929 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,906 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,966 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,133 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,360 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,820 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 107 Mongolia 8,326 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 108 North Macedonia 7,870 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 109 Serbia 7,850 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 111 Belize 7,610 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 112 Dominican Republic 7,516 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 113 Costa Rica 7,420 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in Turkey?
- Oil consumption per person in Turkey was 7,820 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7,820 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,298 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Turkey rank for oil consumption per person?
- Turkey ranks 110th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.