Sri Lanka vs Palestine, State of: Primary energy use per person

Sri Lanka
4,324 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Palestine, State of
4,920 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
158th
Palestine, State of rank
156th

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 4,920 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,324 kilowatt-hours per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 596 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 158th and Palestine, State of ranks 156th of 218 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Palestine, State of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1990s 2,141 kilowatt-hours per person 1,281 kilowatt-hours per person 859.7 kilowatt-hours per person Sri Lanka
2000s 2,606 kilowatt-hours per person 2,981 kilowatt-hours per person 374.89 kilowatt-hours per person Palestine, State of
2010s 3,775 kilowatt-hours per person 3,762 kilowatt-hours per person 13.26 kilowatt-hours per person Sri Lanka
2020s 3,956 kilowatt-hours per person 4,706 kilowatt-hours per person 749.6 kilowatt-hours per person Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Sri Lanka or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 4,920 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,324 kilowatt-hours per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Sri Lanka and Palestine, State of?
596 kilowatt-hours per person, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Palestine, State of?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Palestine, State of rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Sri Lanka ranks 158th and Palestine, State of ranks 156th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.