Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

Sri Lanka
284.98 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Zimbabwe
264.51 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
148th
Zimbabwe rank
150th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zimbabwe
100200300400500200020122025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 284.98 kilowatt-hours against 264.51 kilowatt-hours in Zimbabwe, a difference of 20.47 kilowatt-hours.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 150th of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 240.64 kilowatt-hours 275.53 kilowatt-hours 34.89 kilowatt-hours Zimbabwe
2010s 364.16 kilowatt-hours 274.59 kilowatt-hours 89.56 kilowatt-hours Sri Lanka
2020s 384.69 kilowatt-hours 210.44 kilowatt-hours 174.25 kilowatt-hours Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?
Sri Lanka, at 284.98 kilowatt-hours against 264.51 kilowatt-hours in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
20.47 kilowatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
Sri Lanka ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 150th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,157 data points, 1920–2025
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