Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Primary energy use
Kenya
94.63 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Sri Lanka
100.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kenya rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
84th
Primary energy use over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 100.44 terawatt-hours against 94.63 terawatt-hours in Kenya, a difference of 5.81 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 218 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 | 26.78 terawatt-hours | 22.07 terawatt-hours | 4.71 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
| 1990s | 32.33 terawatt-hours | 31.9 terawatt-hours | 0.4356 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
| 2000s | 45.23 terawatt-hours | 52.5 terawatt-hours | 7.27 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 73.02 terawatt-hours | 81.97 terawatt-hours | 8.95 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 87.96 terawatt-hours | 90.33 terawatt-hours | 2.37 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 100.44 terawatt-hours against 94.63 terawatt-hours in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 5.81 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 primary energy use?
- Kenya ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.