India vs Sri Lanka: Share of primary energy from wind
India
1.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2025
India rank
37th
Sri Lanka rank
39th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
India currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
India ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 79 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | India |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | India |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, India or Sri Lanka?
- India, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- India ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – 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.