Sri Lanka vs USSR: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Sri Lanka
6.3%
in 2025
USSR
0.0%
in 1984
Sri Lanka rank
6th
USSR rank
3rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Sri Lanka
- USSR
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.3% against 0.0% in USSR, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 439.1 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 6th and USSR ranks 3rd of 79 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 7.2% | 4.9% | USSR |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 6.1% | 1.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Sri Lanka or USSR?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.3% against 0.0% in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Sri Lanka and USSR?
- 6.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and USSR?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1984.
- How do Sri Lanka and USSR rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Sri Lanka ranks 6th and USSR ranks 3rd of 79 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 oil. 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.