Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Pakistan
0.9761 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan rank
18th
Sri Lanka rank
17th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.11 terawatt-hours against 0.9761 terawatt-hours in Pakistan, a difference of 0.1339 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Pakistan ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 80 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2762 terawatt-hours | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0.2302 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.5175 terawatt-hours | 0.0913 terawatt-hours | 0.4262 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.8967 terawatt-hours | 0.1339 terawatt-hours | 0.7628 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.4061 terawatt-hours | 0.1376 terawatt-hours | 0.2685 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.7241 terawatt-hours | -0.0286 terawatt-hours | 0.7527 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.739 terawatt-hours | 0.0921 terawatt-hours | 0.647 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.6384 terawatt-hours | 0.5224 terawatt-hours | 0.116 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Pakistan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.11 terawatt-hours against 0.9761 terawatt-hours in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1339 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Pakistan ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.