Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Total electricity output

Ghana
11,491 GWh
in 2015
Sri Lanka
13,182 GWh
in 2015
Ghana rank
94th
Sri Lanka rank
91st

Total electricity output over time

  • Ghana
  • Sri Lanka
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020022015

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 13,182 GWh against 11,491 GWh in Ghana, a difference of 1,691 GWh.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 228 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 6,161 GWh 4,478 GWh 1,683 GWh Ghana
2000s 7,375 GWh 8,554 GWh 1,178 GWh Sri Lanka
2010s 11,786 GWh 12,004 GWh 218.33 GWh Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total electricity output, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 13,182 GWh against 11,491 GWh in Ghana as of 2015.
What is the difference in total electricity output between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
1,691 GWh, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for total electricity output?
Ghana ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 228 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 5,885 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants