Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 1 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 units per person
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
1 units per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.636 units per person
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sri Lanka is 1 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 1 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.636 units per person, in 2001.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.703 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.636 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.807 units per person | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 0.75 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.765 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.781 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.82 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.829 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.871 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.853 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.878 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.87 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.902 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.927 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.943 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.975 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.975 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.996 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.998 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7762 units per person | 0.636 units per person | 0.871 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9317 units per person | 0.853 units per person | 0.998 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 21.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sri Lanka was 1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.636 units per person in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.