India vs Sri Lanka: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
India
13.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
16.2%
in 2025
India rank
14th
Sri Lanka rank
12th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 16.2% against 13.8% in India, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
India ranks 14th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.7% | 10.9% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 11.4% | 4.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 9.2% | 7.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 5.2% | 2.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 0.8% | 2.9% | India |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 10.5% | 5.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 10.4% | 8.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 16.2% against 13.8% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between India and Sri Lanka?
- 2.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- India ranks 14th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 68 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.