Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from wind
Saudi Arabia
-0.0044 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-0.0023 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
49th
Sri Lanka rank
47th
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -0.0023 terawatt-hours against -0.0044 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0021 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0345 terawatt-hours | 0.0339 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.2637 terawatt-hours | 0.0793 terawatt-hours | 0.1844 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from wind, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -0.0023 terawatt-hours against -0.0044 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0021 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from wind. 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.