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 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 43.9% | — |
| 1986 | 49.0% | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 39.8% | -18.7% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | -34.7% |
| 1989 | 38.9% | +49.9% |
| 1990 | 35.1% | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 35.8% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 36.5% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 32.2% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 36.1% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 32.1% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 32.1% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 31.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 35.6% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | -3.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 34.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 4147.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 34.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 107.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +49.9% | 26.0% | 38.9% |
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
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 210 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.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.