Total electricity output in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total electricity output was 13,182 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output 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 GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Sri Lanka is 13,182 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Sri Lanka peaked at 13,182 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,150 GWh, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,478 GWh | 3,150 GWh | 6,184 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,554 GWh | 6,781 GWh | 10,005 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,004 GWh | 10,801 GWh | 13,182 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Sri Lanka?
- Total electricity output in Sri Lanka was 13,182 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 13,182 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,150 GWh in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total electricity output?
- Sri Lanka ranks 91st out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants