Azerbaijan vs Sri Lanka: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Azerbaijan
273.38 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
342.08 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
40th
Sri Lanka rank
38th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Azerbaijan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 342.08 kilowatt-hours per person against 273.38 kilowatt-hours per person in Azerbaijan, a difference of 68.7 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 124.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 158.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 231.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 207.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 23.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 261.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 175.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 202.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 233.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 185.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 287.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 102.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Azerbaijan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 342.08 kilowatt-hours per person against 273.38 kilowatt-hours per person in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?
- 68.7 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Azerbaijan ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.