Global GridTurkmenistan's energy mix and electricity
🇹🇲 In 2024, Turkmenistan generated 33.0 TWh of electricity. Almost all of it, 100%, came from gas. In total, 0% came from low-carbon sources (nuclear and renewables) and 100% from fossil fuels.
On average, each kilowatt hour produced about 1,306 grams of carbon dioxide (CO₂), far above the world average of 458 grams in 2025. That makes Turkmenistan the 158th cleanest of 158 countries that generate at least 1 TWh a year.
Electricity demand was 24.0 TWh. Turkmenistan exported 9.00 TWh more electricity than it imported.
Since 2000, electricity generation has grown by 235%, from 9.85 TWh. The low-carbon share went from 0% to 0%.
Live, hour-by-hour figures for Turkmenistan are not connected yet. The dashboard shows its yearly figures, energy mix since 2000 and interconnector trade.
Energy mix in 2024
- Gas 100%
| Source | Share | Generated |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 100% | 33.0 TWh |
Total energy mix in 2024
Electricity is only part of the energy Turkmenistan uses: fuel for transport, heating and industry counts too. In 2024, Turkmenistan used 371 TWh of energy in all (primary energy). The largest source was gas at 77%, followed by oil (23%). Fossil fuels made up 99.9% and low-carbon sources (nuclear and renewables) 0%.
- Gas 77%
- Oil 23%
| Source | Share of all energy |
|---|---|
| Gas | 77% |
| Oil | 23% |
Primary energy, with nuclear and renewable electricity counted as the fuel a power station would need to make it (the "substitution method"). Here "other renewables" is the Energy Institute's "geothermal, biomass and other" power generation, and biofuels are liquid fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
Energy security score
Moderate. Turkmenistan ranks 125th of 158 countries and 35th of 46 in Asia. The score shows how well a country could keep electricity affordable and on if fuel supplies were disrupted.
| Measure | Score |
|---|---|
| Produces its own energy In 2024, Turkmenistan produced energy equal to 226% of all the energy it used (100% or more scores full marks). | 100 |
| Variety of power sources How evenly generation is spread across nine sources. The largest, gas, made 100%. | 0 |
| Little reliance on imported power Turkmenistan exported more electricity than it imported, so it scores full marks. | 100 |
| Low-carbon power Nuclear and renewables made 0% of generation. | 0 |
| Low gas and oil use Gas and oil made 100% of generation; the score is 100 minus that share. | 0 |
The five measures are weighted 30%, 20%, 20%, 15% and 15%. How the score works.
Oil and gas pipelines
Global Energy Monitor lists 23,068 km of oil and gas pipelines operating in Turkmenistan, 2,067 km being built and 660 km proposed (lengths measured along the mapped routes; a pipeline crossing borders counts in full for each country). For liquefied natural gas (LNG), shipped by sea, it lists 1 export terminal operating (0 more being built or proposed).
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How it has changed
| Year | Generated | Low-carbon | Fossil | CO₂ g/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.85 TWh | 0% | 100% | 1,307 |
| 2005 | 12.8 TWh | 0% | 100% | 1,307 |
| 2010 | 16.7 TWh | 0% | 100% | 1,307 |
| 2015 | 22.5 TWh | 0% | 100% | 1,307 |
| 2020 | 25.8 TWh | 0% | 100% | 1,307 |
| 2023 | 32.6 TWh | 0% | 100% | 1,306 |
| 2024 | 33.0 TWh | 0% | 100% | 1,306 |
Questions about Turkmenistan's energy
What is Turkmenistan's energy mix?
In 2024, Turkmenistan's electricity came from gas 100%. Counting all the energy it uses, including fuel for transport and heating, the mix in 2024 was gas 77% and oil 23%.
How much of Turkmenistan's electricity is renewable?
Almost none of its electricity came from renewables in 2024.
What is Turkmenistan's main source of electricity?
Gas, which made 100% of its electricity in 2024.
How clean is Turkmenistan's electricity?
About 1,306 grams of CO₂ for each kilowatt hour in 2024, far above the world average of 458 grams. It ranks 158th cleanest of 158 countries that generate at least 1 TWh a year.
Does Turkmenistan import electricity?
It is a net exporter: in 2024 it exported 9.00 TWh more electricity than it imported.
How secure is Turkmenistan's energy supply?
Global Grid's energy security score for Turkmenistan is 50 out of 100 (moderate), 125th of 158 countries. It looks at how much of its own energy it produces, how varied its power sources are, its reliance on imported power and its use of low-carbon power, gas and oil.
Other countries in Asia
Sources: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0), figures up to 2024; energy production and use by source from the Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0), 2024; pipelines and LNG terminals from Global Energy Monitor's Global Oil Infrastructure Tracker (June 2026 release) and Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker (November 2025 release) (CC BY 4.0). Ember's latest-year figures are first estimates and may be revised. TWh: terawatt hours (one billion kWh).