Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Share of primary energy from wind
Egypt
0.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2025
Egypt rank
38th
Sri Lanka rank
39th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Egypt ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- Egypt ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from wind. 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 energy supply.