Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Electric power consumption

Sri Lanka
644.46 kWh per capita
in 2023
Zambia
726.74 kWh per capita
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
119th
Zambia rank
118th

Electric power consumption over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zambia
200400600800199020062023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 726.74 kWh per capita against 644.46 kWh per capita in Sri Lanka, a difference of 82.28 kWh per capita.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 119th and Zambia ranks 118th of 150 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 208 kWh per capita 714.52 kWh per capita 506.52 kWh per capita Zambia
2000s 352.47 kWh per capita 653.81 kWh per capita 301.33 kWh per capita Zambia
2010s 570.57 kWh per capita 688.2 kWh per capita 117.64 kWh per capita Zambia
2020s 674.55 kWh per capita 681.32 kWh per capita 6.77 kWh per capita Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electric power consumption, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
Zambia, at 726.74 kWh per capita against 644.46 kWh per capita in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in electric power consumption between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
82.28 kWh per capita, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for electric power consumption?
Sri Lanka ranks 119th and Zambia ranks 118th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Unit
kWh per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,529 data points, 1990–2024
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Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.