India vs Sri Lanka: Primary energy from solar per person
India
115.16 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
128.94 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India rank
57th
Sri Lanka rank
56th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 128.94 kilowatt-hours per person against 115.16 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 13.78 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
India ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0.0025 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0025 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.0244 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1862 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1617 kilowatt-hours per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 10.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.5 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2020s | 75.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 64.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.75 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 128.94 kilowatt-hours per person against 115.16 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between India and Sri Lanka?
- 13.78 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- India ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.