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Turkey Solar Power: Generation, Share and Trend

Turkey generated 37.3 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 10.5% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 11th largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through July 2026; they are compiled from national sources and are not real time.

Key Facts

  • Turkey generated 37.3 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
  • Solar supplied 10.5% of Turkey's electricity in 2025.
  • Turkey was the 11th largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
  • Turkey's solar generation in 2025 was 233% higher than in 2020, when it was 11.2 TWh.
  • Turkey's solar generation in 2025 was 196 times the 2015 level of 190 GWh.
  • 2025 was Turkey's highest year for solar generation in Ember's records, which start in 1990.
  • Turkey's solar share in 2025 was above the world share of 8.8%.
  • Turkey had 25.5 GW of solar generating capacity in 2025.

Key Figures, 2025

MeasureValueAs of / source
Solar generation37.3 TWh2025 · Ember
Share of Turkey's electricity10.5%2025 · Ember
World share of solar8.8%2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)11 of 1802025 · Ember
Solar capacity25.5 GW2025 · Ember

Solar Generation Year by Year

Ember annual statistics, 1990 to 2025
Turkey solar electricity generation, 1990 to 2025 Turkey's electricity generation from solar each year from 1990 to 2025, in TWh. It was 37.3 TWh in 2025. 0 10 20 30 40 19901995200020052010201520202025
Turkey's electricity generation from solar each year from 1990 to 2025, in TWh. It was 37.3 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Turkey solar electricity generation, 1990 to 2025
YearSolar
19900 TWh
19910 TWh
19920 TWh
19930 TWh
19940 TWh
19950 TWh
19960 TWh
19970 TWh
19980 TWh
19990 TWh
20000 TWh
20010 TWh
20020 TWh
20030 TWh
20040 TWh
20050 TWh
20060 TWh
20070 TWh
20080 TWh
20090 TWh
20100 TWh
20110 TWh
20120 TWh
20130 TWh
201420.0 GWh
2015190 GWh
20161.04 TWh
20172.89 TWh
20187.80 TWh
20199.57 TWh
202011.2 TWh
202113.3 TWh
202215.2 TWh
202318.4 TWh
202425.7 TWh
202537.3 TWh
Share of Turkey's electricity from solar and the world share, 1990 to 2025 The share of Turkey's electricity generated from solar, 1990 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 10.5%, against 8.8% worldwide. 0 3 6 9 12 19901995200020052010201520202025
The share of Turkey's electricity generated from solar, 1990 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 10.5%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Turkey's electricity from solar and the world share, 1990 to 2025
YearTurkeyWorld
19900.0%n/a
19910.0%n/a
19920.0%n/a
19930.0%n/a
19940.0%n/a
19950.0%n/a
19960.0%n/a
19970.0%n/a
19980.0%n/a
19990.0%n/a
20000.0%0.0%
20010.0%0.0%
20020.0%0.0%
20030.0%0.0%
20040.0%0.0%
20050.0%0.0%
20060.0%0.0%
20070.0%0.0%
20080.0%0.1%
20090.0%0.1%
20100.0%0.2%
20110.0%0.3%
20120.0%0.4%
20130.0%0.6%
20140.0%0.8%
20150.1%1.1%
20160.4%1.3%
20171.0%1.8%
20182.6%2.2%
20193.2%2.6%
20203.7%3.2%
20214.1%3.7%
20224.7%4.6%
20235.8%5.6%
20247.5%7.0%
202510.5%8.8%
YearGenerationShareWorld shareCapacity
2025 37.3 TWh 10.5% 8.8% 25.5 GW
2024 25.7 TWh 7.5% 7.0% 20.2 GW
2023 18.4 TWh 5.8% 5.6% 15.6 GW
2022 15.2 TWh 4.7% 4.6% 9.43 GW
2021 13.3 TWh 4.1% 3.7% 7.82 GW
2020 11.2 TWh 3.7% 3.2% 6.67 GW
2019 9.57 TWh 3.2% 2.6% 6.00 GW
2018 7.80 TWh 2.6% 2.2% 5.06 GW
2017 2.89 TWh 1.0% 1.8% 3.42 GW
2016 1.04 TWh 0.4% 1.3% 830 MW

Full year by year history for Turkey

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.

Solar Generation Month by Month

Ember monthly statistics through July 2026
Turkey monthly solar electricity generation, August 2024 to July 2026 Turkey generated 5.37 TWh of electricity from solar in July 2026, against 4.47 TWh in July 2025. 0.00 1.50 3.00 4.50 6.00 2024-082025-022025-082026-02
Turkey generated 5.37 TWh of electricity from solar in July 2026, against 4.47 TWh in July 2025.
Monthly statistics through July 2026, TWh
Turkey monthly solar electricity generation, August 2024 to July 2026
MonthSolar
2024-083.03 TWh
2024-092.55 TWh
2024-102.38 TWh
2024-111.47 TWh
2024-121.05 TWh
2025-011.67 TWh
2025-021.79 TWh
2025-032.89 TWh
2025-043.07 TWh
2025-053.89 TWh
2025-064.48 TWh
2025-074.47 TWh
2025-084.31 TWh
2025-093.73 TWh
2025-103.05 TWh
2025-112.27 TWh
2025-121.64 TWh
2026-011.55 TWh
2026-021.96 TWh
2026-033.19 TWh
2026-043.61 TWh
2026-053.67 TWh
2026-064.91 TWh
2026-075.37 TWh

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of July 2026. Monthly figures for Turkey can differ slightly from the annual totals.