Peru vs Sri Lanka: Primary energy from solar
Peru
2.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru rank
49th
Sri Lanka rank
47th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Peru
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3 terawatt-hours against 2.56 terawatt-hours in Peru, a difference of 0.44 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Peru ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2886 terawatt-hours | 0.1246 terawatt-hours | 0.164 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.3 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 0.1788 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Peru or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 3 terawatt-hours against 2.56 terawatt-hours in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Peru and Sri Lanka?
- 0.44 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Peru ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 77 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. 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.