Electricity production in the United Kingdom in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Electricity production in the United Kingdom was 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.27 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
72nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2025
Electricity production in the United Kingdom in Sri Lanka, 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.27 terawatt-hours for electricity production in the united kingdom in 2025. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 350.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production in the united kingdom in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
That places Sri Lanka 72nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production in the United Kingdom in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.27 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.06 terawatt-hours, 4.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.056 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1633 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.27 terawatt-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 production in the united kingdom in Sri Lanka?
- Electricity production in the united kingdom in Sri Lanka was 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production in the united kingdom recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity production in the united kingdom recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for electricity production in the united kingdom?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production in the united kingdom rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 350.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production in the United Kingdom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.