Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit was 0.0153 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sri Lanka, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sri Lanka is 0.0153 kWh per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 57.3% on the previous year and up 668.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0245 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kWh per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1992 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1993 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1998 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2000 | 0.0007 kWh per US$ of GDP | +270.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 kWh per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 kWh per US$ of GDP | +79.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 kWh per US$ of GDP | -51.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 kWh per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 kWh per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 kWh per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 0.001 kWh per US$ of GDP | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 kWh per US$ of GDP | +56.7% |
| 2011 | 0.002 kWh per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 kWh per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 kWh per US$ of GDP | +28.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0245 kWh per US$ of GDP | +600.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 kWh per US$ of GDP | -79.8% |
| 2016 | 0.005 kWh per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 kWh per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 kWh per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 kWh per US$ of GDP | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0097 kWh per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0153 kWh per US$ of GDP | +57.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0153 kWh per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0153 kWh per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0153 kWh per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0055 kWh per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +600.9% | 0.0035 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 2000 | +270.2% | 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 kWh per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0125 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 89 South Korea 0.0178 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 90 Kazakhstan 0.0175 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Faroe Islands 0.0165 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Kosovo 0.0151 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 United Arab Emirates 0.0148 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Barbados 0.0148 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
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- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sri Lanka?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sri Lanka was 0.0153 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kWh per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 205 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 668.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.