Ireland vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Ireland
1.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
36th
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Ireland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.21 terawatt-hours against 1.75 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 0.46 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ireland ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0901 terawatt-hours | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0.1361 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0244 terawatt-hours | 0.0913 terawatt-hours | 0.0669 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.0128 terawatt-hours | 0.1339 terawatt-hours | 0.1467 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0611 terawatt-hours | 0.138 terawatt-hours | 0.0769 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.427 terawatt-hours | -0.021 terawatt-hours | 0.448 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 0.2045 terawatt-hours | 0.8249 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 0.019 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Ireland or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.21 terawatt-hours against 1.75 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Ireland and Sri Lanka?
- 0.46 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 renewables?
- Ireland ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 80 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 renewables. 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.