Share elec by source in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share elec by source was 27.54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share elec by source in Sri Lanka, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 27.54 for share elec by source in 2025.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share elec by source in Sri Lanka peaked at 38.55 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2011.
That places Sri Lanka 29th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share elec by source in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | — |
| 2012 | 11.86 | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 12.27 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 25.7 | +109.5% |
| 2015 | 33.76 | +31.4% |
| 2016 | 35.43 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 34.39 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 32.98 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 35.51 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 38.55 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 34.89 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 34.21 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 31.42 | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 32.86 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 27.54 | -16.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 27.54 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0083, 3328.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 27.54 is above the median for South Asia, which is 10.75, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share elec by source in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +109.5% | 12.27 | 25.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.66 | 9 | 35.51 | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.25 | 27.54 | 38.55 | 6 |
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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 share elec by source in Sri Lanka?
- Share elec by source in Sri Lanka was 27.54 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share elec by source recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 38.55 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share elec by source recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share elec by source?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share elec by source rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share elec by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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