Electricity production from coal sources in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Electricity production from coal sources was 29.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 29.7% for electricity production from coal sources in 2023.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 143.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Sri Lanka peaked at 38.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 8.9% | — |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +32.5% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +110.3% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 0.0% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 29.7% | 38.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 28 South Korea 32.6% compare
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- 32 Bulgaria 29.1% compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23.8% compare
- 34 Germany 23.5% compare
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- 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 from coal sources in Sri Lanka?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Sri Lanka was 29.7% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.