Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Egypt
22.3%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
21.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
12th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 22.3% against 21.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Egypt ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.7% | 10.9% | 13.8% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 11.4% | 2.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.0% | 9.2% | 9.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 5.2% | 1.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 11.5% | 8.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 14.3% | 4.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 22.3% against 21.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Egypt ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.