Electricity demand in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Electricity demand was 17.25 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.25 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
90th
of 214 countries
All-time high
17.51 terawatt-hours
in 2021
All-time low
6.67 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 17.25 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Sri Lanka peaked at 17.51 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.67 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.78 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 6.67 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.94 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.63 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 8.09 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 8.82 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 9.44 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 9.88 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 9.92 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.89 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.72 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 11.55 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 11.8 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.98 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.45 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 13.21 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 14.31 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 14.89 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 16.07 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 16.67 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 16.5 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 17.51 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 16.75 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 16.39 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 17.07 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 17.25 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 17.25 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 17.25 terawatt-hours is above the median for South Asia, which is 14.86 terawatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.41 terawatt-hours | 6.67 terawatt-hours | 9.92 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.37 terawatt-hours | 10.72 terawatt-hours | 16.67 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.91 terawatt-hours | 16.39 terawatt-hours | 17.51 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 19.31 terawatt-hours compare
- 88 Iceland 19.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 89 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.36 terawatt-hours compare
- 91 Zambia 16.6 terawatt-hours compare
- 92 Mozambique 16.49 terawatt-hours compare
- 93 Guatemala 16.35 terawatt-hours compare
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 demand in Sri Lanka?
- Electricity demand in Sri Lanka was 17.25 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17.51 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.67 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for electricity demand?
- Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.