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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Turkmenistan: Energy

Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?

Turkmenistan is placed 165th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 1,306 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 0.03 (2024).

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165th

of 165 countries placed

Placed from 2 of 3 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics158th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 3 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Turkmenistan on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 3

    Carbon Intensity of Electricity

    Ember

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    1,306

    Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)

    Lower is better

    Turkmenistan: 1,306. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.

    World median
    433.75
    Best in Central Asia
    70.81 Tajikistan
    Land neighbours
    Afghanistan 117.17 · Uzbekistan 1,040

  2. Key 2 of 3

    Renewable Share of Electricity Generation

    Ember

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    0.03

    Renewables (% of electricity generated)

    Higher is better

    Turkmenistan: 0.03. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.

    World median
    32.06
    Best in Central Asia
    94.59 Tajikistan
    Land neighbours
    Afghanistan 86.87 · Uzbekistan 15.95

  3. Key 3 of 3

    World Energy Trilemma Index

    World Energy Council

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)

    No reading

    Trilemma score (0–100)

    Higher is better

    World Energy Council publishes no 2023 figure for Turkmenistan, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.

    World median
    63.8
    Best in Central Asia
    63.4 Kazakhstan
    Land neighbours
    Iran 59.8 · Kazakhstan 63.4

03In context

Turkmenistan beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.

Central Asia
1st165thNot placed · 59 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on energy

Turkmenistan and the countries it borders

Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCarbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated)World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100)
Afghanistan16th117.1786.87—
Uzbekistan=144th1,04015.95—
Turkmenistan165th1,3060.03—
Irannot placed——59.8
Kazakhstannot placed——63.4

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Central Asia

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.

Placed either side on energy

The countries immediately above and below Turkmenistan in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Turkmenistan is ahead of the world, and behind

23 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median2

Statistics on which Turkmenistan does better than the middle country measured.

  • Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8520.94No earlier reading

    Turkmenistan: 20.94 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7723.68No earlier reading

    Turkmenistan: 23.68 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.

    Position 101st of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

Behind the world median6

Statistics on which Turkmenistan does worse than the middle country measured.

  • CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.2110.81No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 10.81 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.

    Position 23rd of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2313.8▼ Worsened since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 13.8 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790▼ Worsened since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.320.03▼ Worsened since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0.03 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 160th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.263.148▼ Worsened since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 3.148 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.73817.45No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 17.45 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare4

  • Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100▼ Worsened since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100▼ Worsened since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100▼ Worsened since 2019

    Turkmenistan: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end11

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58599.97No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 99.97 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.5246.97No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 246.97 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 077.6No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 77.6 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0773.347No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 3.347 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 0190.66No real change since 2015

    Turkmenistan: 190.66 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.368No earlier reading

    Turkmenistan: 4.368 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.850.03Moved since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0.03 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490Moved since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 0-27.26Moved since 2014

    Turkmenistan: -27.26 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440Moved since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No current reading for Turkmenistan

Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Energy among Turkmenistan’s 14 topics

Energy is Turkmenistan’s 14th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Risk & Resiliencejoint 48th of 193
  2. Development & Human Capital73rd of 196
  3. Peace & Security80th of 177
  4. Health & Wellbeing123rd of 200
  5. Education & Knowledge126th of 198
  6. Food & Agriculturejoint 122nd of 184
  7. Work & Labour123rd of 182
  8. Economy & Innovation130th of 176
  9. Digital & Technology172nd of 198
  10. Gender & Equality172nd of 183
  11. Environment & Sustainability179th of 186
  12. Governance & Institutions188th of 194
  13. Democracy & Civil Liberties194th of 198
  14. Energy165th of 165

No standing on Mobility & Trade, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.

06The top of the list

Who leads on energy

The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Turkmenistan can most readily be measured against.

All 165 countries
  1. 1

    Bhutan

    Southern Asia

    1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys

    Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Norway

    Northern Europe

    2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys

    Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Uganda

    Eastern Africa

    3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys

    Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Asia

    Bhutan1st2/3 keys

  2. Highest in Central Asia

    Kyrgyzstan15th2/3 keys

  3. This page

    Turkmenistan165th2/3 keys

Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Turkmenistan on energy: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Turkmenistan rank on energy?

Turkmenistan is placed 165th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity and Renewable Share of Electricity Generation). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Turkmenistan?

1,306 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.

What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Turkmenistan?

0.03 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.

How does Turkmenistan compare with Iran on energy?

Iran is not placed on Energy, holding too few of its key statistics, and Turkmenistan 165th.

How have Turkmenistan’s energy figures changed?

Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 1,307 in 2000 to 1,306 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 0 in 2000 to 0.03 in 2024.

Which energy statistics are missing for Turkmenistan?

No current reading is published for Turkmenistan on Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.

About energy, in full

How the Energy standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.

The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 23 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Turkmenistan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Turkmenistan: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/turkmenistan/energy

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