South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Share of primary energy from wind
South Africa
0.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2025
South Africa rank
40th
Sri Lanka rank
39th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
South Africa ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 80 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | 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% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.8% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- South Africa ranks 40th 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) – 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.