Renewable energy consumption in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Renewable energy consumption was 52.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Sri Lanka, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Sri Lanka is 52.9%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Sri Lanka peaked at 78.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 46th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.4% | 63.2% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 60.1% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 52.9% | 61.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Sri Lanka?
- Renewable energy consumption in Sri Lanka was 52.9% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption