Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Sri Lanka
16.2%
in 2025
Thailand
18.5%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
12th
Thailand rank
10th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 18.5% against 16.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Thailand ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 10th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 8.1% | 2.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 16.4% | 4.9% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 16.2% | 7.0% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 5.2% | -2.2% | 7.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 10.1% | 9.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 3.7% | 6.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 5.6% | 4.8% | 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, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 18.5% against 16.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 2.3%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 10th 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.