Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Philippines
0.9624 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Philippines rank
39th
Sri Lanka rank
37th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.1 terawatt-hours against 0.9624 terawatt-hours in Philippines, a difference of 0.1376 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Philippines ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1245 terawatt-hours | 0.0494 terawatt-hours | 0.0751 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.5894 terawatt-hours | 0.4158 terawatt-hours | 0.1735 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.1 terawatt-hours against 0.9624 terawatt-hours in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1376 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Philippines ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 77 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 solar. 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.