South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
South Africa
2.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.21 terawatt-hours against 2.17 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
South Africa ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.004 terawatt-hours | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.1123 terawatt-hours | 0.0913 terawatt-hours | 0.021 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1615 terawatt-hours | 0.1339 terawatt-hours | 0.0276 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.1436 terawatt-hours | 0.138 terawatt-hours | 0.2816 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1847 terawatt-hours | -0.021 terawatt-hours | 0.2057 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 0.2045 terawatt-hours | 0.8388 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 2.27 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.21 terawatt-hours against 2.17 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.04 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- South Africa ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – 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.