Turkey (Türkiye) Electricity
Generation (2024)#15 World
332.9TWh+4.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#15 World
303.1TWh+3.1% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
53.4%46.6%
Electricity Generation in Turkey
- Net electricity generation in Turkey reached 332.9 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#15 in the world), an increase of 4.4% from 319 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 1.1% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 53.4% (177.6 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Turkey and renewables 46.6% (155.3 terawatt-hours).
- Turkey reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 4.9% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 46.6% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Turkey
- Turkey consumed 303.1 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#15 in the world), an increase of 3.1% from 2023. This represents 1.1% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Turkey averaged 3,464.7 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 9.49 kilowatt-hours per day (#83 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Turkey
- Turkey had a total installed electricity capacity of 118.9 gigawatts in 2024 (#14 in the world), an increase of 9.2% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 41.6% and renewables at 58.4% of Turkey's installed capacity in 2024.
- Turkey's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 32% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 41%, wind at 32.1% and hydro at 25%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Turkey
- Turkey imported 2.68 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈0.88% of consumption).
- Turkey exported 3.66 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈1.1% of generation).
- This made Turkey a net exporter of 0.99 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Grid Efficiency in Turkey
- Distribution losses in Turkey were 28.87 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 8.7% of total generation, down from 14.9% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Turkey
- In 2024, Turkey generated approximately 0.91 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.83 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.08 terawatt-hours.
Turkey (Türkiye) Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 332.9 | +4.4% | 15 | 1.1% | 303.1 | +3.1% | 15 | 1.1% | 3,464.7 | 118.9 | +9.2% | 14 | 1.2% | 2.68 | 3.66 | −0.99 | 28.87 |
| 2023 | 319 | +1.7% | 15 | 1.1% | 294 | +2.3% | 15 | 1.1% | 3,369.1 | 108.8 | +4.9% | 15 | 1.2% | 6.09 | 2.08 | 4.02 | 28.96 |
| 2022 | 313.7 | −3.4% | 16 | 1.1% | 287.3 | −1.5% | 16 | 1.1% | 3,300.3 | 103.8 | +2.7% | 16 | 1.2% | 6.42 | 3.71 | 2.71 | 29.06 |
| 2021 | 324.6 | +7% | 14 | 1.2% | 291.8 | +6.6% | 16 | 1.1% | 3,365.9 | 101 | +4.6% | 16 | 1.2% | 2.33 | 4.19 | −1.85 | 31 |
| 2020 | 303.4 | +1.1% | 15 | 1.1% | 273.7 | +2% | 16 | 1.1% | 3,178.8 | 96.59 | +5.4% | 14 | 1.2% | 1.89 | 2.48 | −0.59 | 29.13 |
| 2019 | 300.2 | −0.56% | 15 | 1.1% | 268.3 | −0.52% | 16 | 1.1% | 3,143.5 | 91.67 | +3.1% | 14 | 1.2% | 2.21 | 2.79 | −0.58 | 31.26 |
| 2018 | 301.9 | +2.4% | 15 | 1.2% | 269.7 | +3.9% | 16 | 1.1% | 3,195.1 | 88.94 | +4% | 14 | 1.2% | 2.48 | 3.11 | −0.64 | 31.5 |
| 2017 | 294.8 | +8.3% | 15 | 1.2% | 259.5 | +7.2% | 16 | 1.1% | 3,123.9 | 85.51 | +8.6% | 14 | 1.2% | 2.73 | 3.3 | −0.58 | 34.71 |
| 2016 | 272.2 | +4.9% | 16 | 1.1% | 242 | +6.7% | 19 | 1.1% | 2,964.2 | 78.72 | +7.4% | 14 | 1.2% | 6.33 | 1.45 | 4.88 | 35.02 |
| 2015 | 259.4 | +3.6% | 18 | 1.1% | 226.8 | +3.9% | 20 | 1.0% | 2,835.1 | 73.33 | +5.2% | 17 | 1.2% | 7.14 | 3.2 | 3.94 | 36.53 |
| 2014 | 250.4 | +5% | 18 | 1.1% | 218.3 | +5.2% | 20 | 1.0% | 2,797.4 | 69.67 | +8.6% | 16 | 1.1% | 7.95 | 2.7 | 5.26 | 37.33 |
| 2013 | 238.5 | +0.18% | 20 | 1.0% | 207.5 | +1.1% | 20 | 0.98% | 2,716.3 | 64.14 | +12.2% | 17 | 1.1% | 7.43 | 1.23 | 6.2 | 37.13 |
| 2012 | 238 | +4.4% | 20 | 1.1% | 205.3 | +4.4% | 20 | 1.0% | 2,729.5 | 57.19 | +7.9% | 17 | 1.0% | 5.83 | 2.95 | 2.87 | 35.66 |
| 2011 | 228 | +8.3% | 20 | 1.0% | 196.5 | +9.4% | 20 | 0.98% | 2,648.2 | 53 | +6.8% | 18 | 0.99% | 4.56 | 3.65 | 0.91 | 32.37 |
| 2010 | 210.6 | +8.4% | 20 | 1.0% | 179.6 | +9.1% | 20 | 0.93% | 2,448.9 | 49.63 | +10.6% | 18 | 0.97% | 1.14 | 1.92 | −0.77 | 30.22 |
| 2009 | 194.4 | −1.8% | 20 | 0.98% | 164.7 | −3.3% | 20 | 0.91% | 2,272.1 | 44.87 | +7% | 19 | 0.92% | 0.81 | 1.55 | −0.73 | 28.99 |
| 2008 | 198 | +3.6% | 20 | 1.0% | 170.2 | +4.5% | 20 | 0.94% | 2,378.4 | 41.93 | +2.4% | 21 | 0.90% | 0.79 | 1.12 | −0.33 | 27.48 |
| 2007 | 191.1 | +8.7% | 19 | 0.98% | 162.9 | +9.1% | 20 | 0.91% | 2,302.3 | 40.93 | +0.67% | 21 | 0.91% | 0.86 | 2.42 | −1.56 | 26.65 |
| 2006 | 175.8 | +8.9% | 21 | 0.94% | 149.3 | +9.6% | 21 | 0.87% | 2,131.5 | 40.66 | +4.5% | 20 | 0.94% | 0.57 | 2.24 | −1.66 | 24.81 |
| 2005 | 161.5 | +7.5% | 21 | 0.90% | 136.3 | +7.9% | 21 | 0.83% | 1,965.6 | 38.91 | +5.5% | 20 | 0.94% | 0.64 | 1.8 | −1.16 | 24.04 |
| 2004 | 150.2 | +7.1% | 22 | 0.87% | 126.3 | +8.2% | 23 | 0.80% | 1,841.2 | 36.9 | +3.5% | 20 | 0.92% | 0.46 | 1.14 | −0.68 | 23.24 |
| 2003 | 140.2 | +8.7% | 22 | 0.85% | 116.7 | +7.8% | 23 | 0.78% | 1,720.7 | 35.66 | +11.7% | 20 | 0.93% | 1.16 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 24.05 |
| 2002 | 129 | +5.4% | 23 | 0.81% | 108.2 | +4.8% | 24 | 0.75% | 1,614.4 | 31.92 | +12.4% | 21 | 0.86% | 3.59 | 0.44 | 3.15 | 23.93 |
| 2001 | 122.4 | −1.7% | 23 | 0.80% | 103.3 | −0.87% | 25 | 0.74% | 1,558.8 | 28.4 | +3.9% | 23 | 0.79% | 4.58 | 0.43 | 4.15 | 23.33 |
| 2000 | 124.6 | +12.1% | 23 | 0.82% | 104.2 | +13.7% | 23 | 0.76% | 1,592.1 | 27.33 | +5.1% | 24 | 0.79% | 3.79 | 0.44 | 3.35 | 23.76 |
| 1999 | 111.1 | +4.4% | 23 | 0.79% | 91.64 | +3.3% | 24 | 0.72% | 1,418.7 | 26 | +11.6% | 23 | 0.79% | 2.33 | 0.29 | 2.05 | 21.55 |
| 1998 | 106.5 | +7.4% | 23 | 0.78% | 88.69 | +7.2% | 24 | 0.71% | 1,391.5 | 23.31 | +6.6% | 23 | 0.72% | 3.3 | 0.3 | 3 | 20.8 |
| 1997 | 99.11 | +8.7% | 23 | 0.74% | 82.75 | +9.9% | 24 | 0.68% | 1,316.6 | 21.86 | +3% | 24 | 0.69% | 2.49 | 0.27 | 2.22 | 18.58 |
| 1996 | 91.21 | +10.1% | 23 | 0.70% | 75.28 | +10.1% | 25 | 0.64% | 1,215.2 | 21.22 | +1.4% | 24 | 0.68% | 0.27 | 0.35 | −0.08 | 15.85 |
| 1995 | 82.87 | +10.3% | 23 | 0.66% | 68.4 | +8.9% | 26 | 0.59% | 1,120.9 | 20.92 | +0.45% | 24 | 0.69% | 0 | 0.7 | −0.7 | 13.77 |
| 1994 | 75.16 | +5.7% | 24 | 0.62% | 62.8 | +3.9% | 27 | 0.56% | 1,046.1 | 20.83 | +2.6% | 23 | 0.70% | 0.03 | 0.55 | −0.52 | 11.84 |
| 1993 | 71.09 | +10% | 26 | 0.60% | 60.46 | +8.9% | 28 | 0.56% | 1,024.7 | 20.31 | +8.7% | 24 | 0.70% | 0.21 | 0.59 | −0.38 | 10.25 |
| 1992 | 64.64 | +11.9% | 28 | 0.56% | 55.52 | +10% | 28 | 0.52% | 957.4 | 18.69 | +8.8% | 27 | 0.66% | 0.19 | 0.31 | −0.13 | 9 |
| 1991 | 57.77 | +4.6% | 26 | 0.50% | 50.47 | +5.5% | 26 | 0.48% | 885.2 | 17.18 | +5.4% | 26 | 0.62% | 0.76 | 0.51 | 0.25 | 7.56 |
| 1990 | 55.25 | +20.4% | 26 | 0.49% | 47.84 | +19% | 25 | 0.46% | 854 | 16.3 | +3.2% | 25 | 0.60% | 0.18 | 0.91 | −0.73 | 6.68 |
| 1989 | 45.88 | −0.91% | 28 | 0.41% | 40.19 | −0.45% | 29 | 0.40% | 731 | 15.79 | +8.9% | 26 | 0.59% | 0.56 | 0 | 0.56 | 6.25 |
| 1988 | 46.3 | +15.9% | 27 | 0.44% | 40.37 | +15.3% | 29 | 0.42% | 748.9 | 14.5 | +16.2% | 27 | 0.56% | 0.38 | 0 | 0.38 | 6.31 |
| 1987 | 39.97 | +9.8% | 28 | 0.40% | 35.02 | +10.4% | 28 | 0.38% | 662.7 | 12.48 | +23.6% | 28 | 0.49% | 0.57 | 0 | 0.57 | 5.52 |
| 1986 | 36.4 | +5.9% | 29 | 0.38% | 31.73 | −2.6% | 30 | 0.36% | 612.8 | 10.1 | +10.9% | 31 | 0.41% | 0.78 | 0 | 0.78 | 5.45 |
| 1985 | 34.37 | +11.9% | 30 | 0.36% | 32.57 | +9.9% | 29 | 0.38% | 642.5 | 9.1 | +7.8% | 30 | 0.38% | 2.14 | 0 | 2.14 | 3.95 |
| 1984 | 30.72 | +12.3% | 30 | 0.34% | 29.63 | +13.3% | 31 | 0.35% | 597.8 | 8.45 | +21.8% | 31 | 0.37% | 2.65 | 0 | 2.65 | 3.74 |
| 1983 | 27.36 | +3.5% | 30 | 0.32% | 26.15 | +5.1% | 31 | 0.33% | 539.8 | 6.94 | +4.5% | 33 | 0.31% | 2.22 | 0 | 2.22 | 3.42 |
| 1982 | 26.44 | +11.1% | 30 | 0.32% | 24.9 | +10.7% | 30 | 0.33% | 526.1 | 6.64 | +20.1% | 32 | 0.31% | 1.77 | 0 | 1.77 | 3.32 |
| 1981 | 23.8 | +2.1% | 29 | 0.29% | 22.49 | +3% | 30 | 0.30% | 485.5 | 5.53 | +8.2% | 35 | 0.27% | 1.62 | 0 | 1.62 | 2.93 |
| 1980 | 23.32 | — | 29 | 0.29% | 21.84 | — | 30 | 0.30% | 480.9 | 5.11 | — | 36 | 0.26% | 1.34 | 0 | 1.34 | 2.82 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.