Share of electricity production by source in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of electricity production by source was 27.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Sri Lanka, 2011–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 27.5% for share of electricity production 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 of electricity production by source in Sri Lanka peaked at 38.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, 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 of electricity production by source in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.0% | — |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +109.5% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +31.4% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 32.9% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 27.5% | -16.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 27.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 3328.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 27.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 10.8%, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production 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% | 12.3% | 25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.7% | 9.0% | 35.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 27.5% | 38.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- 30 Montenegro 24.4% compare
- 31 Laos 23.3% compare
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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 of electricity production by source in Sri Lanka?
- Share of electricity production by source in Sri Lanka was 27.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production 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 Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.