Malta vs Sri Lanka: Share of electricity generation from solar
Malta
15.5%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
16.5%
in 2025
Malta rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
28th
Share of electricity generation from solar over time
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 16.5% against 15.5% in Malta, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malta ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 0.6% | 5.1% | Malta |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 6.9% | 6.3% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from solar, Malta or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 16.5% against 15.5% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from solar between Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 1.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Malta ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation 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 as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.