Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Electricity generation from hydropower
Sri Lanka
6.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
7.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Thailand rank
59th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 7.62 terawatt-hours against 6.59 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 61st and Thailand ranks 59th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4394 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 0.7054 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 1.52 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1980s | 2.06 terawatt-hours | 3.83 terawatt-hours | 1.77 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1990s | 3.64 terawatt-hours | 5.1 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2000s | 3.54 terawatt-hours | 6.8 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 5.06 terawatt-hours | 5.82 terawatt-hours | 0.761 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6.43 terawatt-hours | 6.05 terawatt-hours | 0.3767 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 7.62 terawatt-hours against 6.59 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 1.03 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st and Thailand ranks 59th of 214 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 hydropower. 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.