Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar was 58.3% in 2025. β Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Sri Lanka, 2001β2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 58.3% for annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in 2025.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Sri Lanka peaked at 170.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -10.2%, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 13th out of 78 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 6.5% | 109.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 6.0% | 170.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | -10.2% | 65.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 10 Latvia, Republic of 69.5% compare
- 11 New Zealand 63.2% compare
- 12 Croatia, Republic of 60.2% compare
- 14 Indonesia 58.3% compare
- 15 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 54.1% compare
- 16 Ireland 53.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Sri Lanka
- Fuel imports 21.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Sri Lanka?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Sri Lanka was 58.3% in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy from solar recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 170.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy from solar recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.2% in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for annual percentage change in primary energy from solar?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy from solar rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.