Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 49.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sri Lanka, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sri Lanka is 49.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sri Lanka peaked at 70.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 130th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 7.7% | +4769.1% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +133.9% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -74.6% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +47.7% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 28.2% | +287.1% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 31.1% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 54.2% | +66.7% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | -43.3% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | +51.5% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 0.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 51.0% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 40.1% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 49.7% | 64.7% | 3 |
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- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sri Lanka?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sri Lanka was 49.7% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Sri Lanka ranks 130th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.