Israel vs Sri Lanka: Primary energy use by source
Israel
0.7569 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.8243 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Israel rank
51st
Sri Lanka rank
50th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Israel
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8243 terawatt-hours against 0.7569 terawatt-hours in Israel, a difference of 0.0674 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Israel ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | 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 | 0.0093 terawatt-hours | 0.003 terawatt-hours | 0.0063 terawatt-hours | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.0237 terawatt-hours | 0.2528 terawatt-hours | 0.2291 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.3679 terawatt-hours | 0.7028 terawatt-hours | 0.3349 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Israel or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.8243 terawatt-hours against 0.7569 terawatt-hours in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Israel and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0674 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Israel ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 79 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 use by source. 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.