Estonia vs Sri Lanka: Primary energy from solar and wind
Estonia
2.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
3.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Estonia rank
59th
Sri Lanka rank
56th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Estonia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3.82 terawatt-hours against 2.7 terawatt-hours in Estonia, a difference of 1.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Estonia ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0564 terawatt-hours | 0.0068 terawatt-hours | 0.0496 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.5706 terawatt-hours | 0.3774 terawatt-hours | 0.1932 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.63 terawatt-hours | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 0.5556 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Estonia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 3.82 terawatt-hours against 2.7 terawatt-hours in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Estonia and Sri Lanka?
- 1.12 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Estonia ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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.