Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Electricity generation from solar
Philippines
3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Philippines rank
45th
Sri Lanka rank
46th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 3 terawatt-hours against 2.84 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.16 terawatt-hours.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Philippines ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | 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 | 0.005 terawatt-hours | 0.005 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.496 terawatt-hours | 0.088 terawatt-hours | 0.408 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.93 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 0.745 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
- Philippines, at 3 terawatt-hours against 2.84 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 0.16 terawatt-hours, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Philippines ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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 in terawatt-hours.