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 228 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
| 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 |
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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 228 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