Total electricity output in Turkey
Turkey: Total electricity output was 261,783 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Turkey, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 261,783 GWh for total electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Turkey peaked at 261,783 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 57,543 GWh, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 17th 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.
Total electricity output in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57,543 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 60,246 GWh | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 67,342 GWh | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 73,808 GWh | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 78,321 GWh | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 86,247 GWh | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 94,862 GWh | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 103,296 GWh | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 111,022 GWh | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 116,440 GWh | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 124,922 GWh | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 122,725 GWh | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 129,400 GWh | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 140,581 GWh | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 150,698 GWh | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 161,956 GWh | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 176,299 GWh | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 191,558 GWh | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 198,418 GWh | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 194,812 GWh | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 211,208 GWh | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 229,393 GWh | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 239,496 GWh | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 240,154 GWh | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 251,963 GWh | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 261,783 GWh | +3.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 261,783 GWh is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 19.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 261,783 GWh is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28,099 GWh, 9.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84,913 GWh | 57,543 GWh | 116,440 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 159,137 GWh | 122,725 GWh | 198,418 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,000 GWh | 211,208 GWh | 261,783 GWh | 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 total electricity output in Turkey?
- Total electricity output in Turkey was 261,783 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 total electricity output recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 261,783 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,543 GWh in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for total electricity output?
- Turkey ranks 17th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants