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Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 6.62 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6.62 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
81st
of 209 countries
All-time high
11.04 terawatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
3.55 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025

46810122000201220252000: 3.6 terawatt-hours2001: 3.5 terawatt-hours2002: 4.2 terawatt-hours2003: 4.3 terawatt-hours2004: 5.1 terawatt-hours2005: 5.3 terawatt-hours2006: 4.8 terawatt-hours2007: 5.9 terawatt-hours2008: 5.8 terawatt-hours2009: 6 terawatt-hours2010: 5 terawatt-hours2011: 6.8 terawatt-hours2012: 8.3 terawatt-hours2013: 4.8 terawatt-hours2014: 7.5 terawatt-hours2015: 6.8 terawatt-hours2016: 9.6 terawatt-hours2017: 10.3 terawatt-hours2018: 9 terawatt-hours2019: 11 terawatt-hours2020: 10.6 terawatt-hours2021: 8.9 terawatt-hours2022: 8.3 terawatt-hours2023: 8.4 terawatt-hours2024: 7.6 terawatt-hours2025: 6.6 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 6.62 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.04 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.55 terawatt-hours, in 2001.

That places Sri Lanka 81st out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.86 terawatt-hours 3.55 terawatt-hours 5.97 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 7.91 terawatt-hours 4.77 terawatt-hours 11.04 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 8.42 terawatt-hours 6.62 terawatt-hours 10.63 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 78 Cote d'Ivoire 7.67 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 79 Ecuador 7.54 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 80 Venezuela 7.1 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 82 Senegal 6.12 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 83 Tanzania 5.93 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 84 Honduras 5.56 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Sri Lanka?
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Sri Lanka was 6.62 terawatt-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 fossil fuels recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 11.04 terawatt-hours in 2019.
What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 3.55 terawatt-hours in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
Sri Lanka ranks 81st out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,239 data points, 1920–2025
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