Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Electricity generation by source
Ethiopia
0.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
23rd
Electricity generation by source over time
- Ethiopia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.04 terawatt-hours against 0.03 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.004 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.004 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.0317 terawatt-hours | 0.0117 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.04 terawatt-hours against 0.03 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.