North Korea vs Sri Lanka: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
North Korea
4.6%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.8%
in 2025
North Korea rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
48th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- North Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.8% against 4.6% in North Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
North Korea ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 217 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.3% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 7.2% | 3.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -3.4% | 3.2% | 6.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 6.3% | 3.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -3.1% | -1.0% | 2.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, North Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.8% against 4.6% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- North Korea ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.