Share of electricity production by source in Turkey
Turkey: Share of electricity production by source was 34.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Turkey, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity production by source in Turkey stood at 34.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Turkey peaked at 49.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2004.
Turkey ranks 22nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.5% | 26.0% | 49.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 31.8% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 23.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 26.1% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 31.8% | 36.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2619 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4067 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6004 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4405 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.69 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,784 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Turkey?
- Share of electricity production by source in Turkey was 34.3% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Turkey ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 41 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.