Electricity demand in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Electricity demand was 17.25 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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)
- Fuel exports 3.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 76.6% (2023)
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.