Access to electricity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Access to electricity was 95.6% in 2016. β² Rising
Access to electricity in Sri Lanka, 1990β2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Sri Lanka is 95.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Sri Lanka peaked at 95.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5% | 52.9% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 63.6% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 85.3% | 95.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 134 Antigua and Barbuda 97.4% compare
- 135 Tonga 97.0% compare
- 136 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.7% compare
- 138 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 95.6% compare
- 139 Peru 94.9% compare
- 140 Panama 93.4% compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Sri Lanka?
- Access to electricity in Sri Lanka was 95.6% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for access to electricity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.