Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy use
Ghana
5.63 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ghana rank
39th
Sri Lanka rank
42nd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.63 terawatt-hours against 4.63 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ghana ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5485 terawatt-hours | 0.133 terawatt-hours | 0.4155 terawatt-hours | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.4098 terawatt-hours | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 1.71 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.69 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 0.1986 terawatt-hours | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.95 terawatt-hours | 4.6 terawatt-hours | 0.6533 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.47 terawatt-hours | -1.54 terawatt-hours | 8.01 terawatt-hours | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Ghana, at 5.63 terawatt-hours against 4.63 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 1 terawatt-hours, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Ghana ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.