Renewable energy electricity output in Turkey

Turkey: Renewable energy electricity output was 83,657 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
83,657 GWh
Change on year
up 59.0%
World rank
14th
of 230 countries
All-time high
83,657 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
22,802 GWh
in 1991
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy electricity output in Turkey, 1990–2015

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 23.2k GWh1991: 22.8k GWh1992: 26.7k GWh1993: 34.1k GWh1994: 30.7k GWh1995: 35.8k GWh1996: 40.7k GWh1997: 40.2k GWh1998: 42.6k GWh1999: 34.9k GWh2000: 31.2k GWh2001: 24.3k GWh2002: 34.0k GWh2003: 35.6k GWh2004: 46.3k GWh2005: 39.7k GWh2006: 44.5k GWh2007: 36.5k GWh2008: 34.4k GWh2009: 38.1k GWh2010: 55.7k GWh2011: 58.1k GWh2012: 65.2k GWh2013: 69.2k GWh2014: 52.6k GWh2015: 83.7k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

The most recent figure for renewable energy electricity output in Turkey is 83,657 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.0% on the previous year and up 110.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Turkey peaked at 83,657 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22,802 GWh, in 1991.

Turkey ranks 14th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33,176 GWh 22,802 GWh 42,560 GWh 10
2000s 36,462 GWh 24,346 GWh 46,311 GWh 10
2010s 64,088 GWh 52,628 GWh 83,657 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 11 Sweden 102,442 GWh compare
  2. 12 Spain 97,088 GWh compare
  3. 13 France 89,357 GWh compare
  4. 15 United Kingdom 83,551 GWh compare
  5. 16 Venezuela 74,899 GWh compare
  6. 17 Vietnam 56,304 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More reference data data for Turkey

All data for Turkey →

Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy electricity output in Turkey?
Renewable energy electricity output in Turkey was 83,657 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 83,657 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 22,802 GWh in 1991.
How does Turkey rank for renewable energy electricity output?
Turkey ranks 14th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

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.