Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Oil consumption
Kenya
67.96 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Sri Lanka
72.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kenya rank
78th
Sri Lanka rank
75th
Oil consumption over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 72.77 terawatt-hours against 67.96 terawatt-hours in Kenya, a difference of 4.81 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.61 terawatt-hours | 19.88 terawatt-hours | 3.74 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
| 1990s | 27.37 terawatt-hours | 28.26 terawatt-hours | 0.8847 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 39.27 terawatt-hours | 48.54 terawatt-hours | 9.27 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 60.11 terawatt-hours | 66.09 terawatt-hours | 5.99 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 66.57 terawatt-hours | 64.26 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 72.77 terawatt-hours against 67.96 terawatt-hours in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 4.81 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for oil consumption?
- Kenya ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption. 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. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.