Electricity generation from coal per person in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Electricity generation from coal per person was 204.48 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from coal per person in Sri Lanka, 2011–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 204.48 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from coal per person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal per person in Sri Lanka peaked at 281.89 kilowatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.5 kilowatt-hours, in 2011.
Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal per person in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 49.5 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 66.13 kilowatt-hours | +33.6% |
| 2013 | 68.82 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 148.51 kilowatt-hours | +115.8% |
| 2015 | 205.25 kilowatt-hours | +38.2% |
| 2016 | 231.39 kilowatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 231.81 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 238.17 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 264.16 kilowatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 281.89 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 269.16 kilowatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 250.93 kilowatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 224.19 kilowatt-hours | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 242.82 kilowatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 204.48 kilowatt-hours | -15.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 204.48 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1446 kilowatt-hours, 1414.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 204.48 kilowatt-hours is above the median for South Asia, which is 63.29 kilowatt-hours, 3.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from coal per person in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +115.8% | 68.82 kilowatt-hours | 148.51 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 167.08 kilowatt-hours | 49.5 kilowatt-hours | 264.16 kilowatt-hours | 9 |
| 2020s | 245.58 kilowatt-hours | 204.48 kilowatt-hours | 281.89 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More energy & mining data for Sri Lanka
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal per person in Sri Lanka?
- Electricity generation from coal per person in Sri Lanka was 204.48 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 281.89 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5 kilowatt-hours in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal per person rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.