Ireland vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Ireland
0.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
43rd
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Ireland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.1 terawatt-hours against 0.99 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 0.11 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ireland ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 111 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0187 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0.0184 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.2818 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 0.2811 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.7214 terawatt-hours | 0.0838 terawatt-hours | 0.6376 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.5857 terawatt-hours | 0.4952 terawatt-hours | 0.0905 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Ireland or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.1 terawatt-hours against 0.99 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Ireland and Sri Lanka?
- 0.11 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Ireland ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. 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.