Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people per person
World rank
94th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.364 people per person
in 2001
All-time low
0 people per person
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0 people per person for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.364 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 94th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.297 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.364 people per person | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 0.193 people per person | -47.0% |
| 2003 | 0.25 people per person | +29.5% |
| 2004 | 0.235 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.219 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.18 people per person | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2 people per person | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.171 people per person | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.129 people per person | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 0.147 people per person | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.122 people per person | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.13 people per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.098 people per person | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 0.073 people per person | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 0.057 people per person | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 0.025 people per person | -56.1% |
| 2017 | 0.025 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.004 people per person | -84.0% |
| 2019 | 0.002 people per person | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2238 people per person | 0.129 people per person | 0.364 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0683 people per person | 0.002 people per person | 0.147 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 91 Tajikistan 0.001 people per person compare
- 92 Indonesia 0.001 people per person compare
- 93 India 0.001 people per person compare
- 94 Aruba 0 people per person compare
- 94 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 94 Andorra 0 people per person
- 94 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 94 Armenia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people per person compare
- 94 Australia 0 people per person
- 94 Austria 0 people per person
- 94 Azerbaijan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Belgium 0 people per person
- 94 Bulgaria 0 people per person compare
- 94 Bahrain 0 people per person
- 94 Bahamas 0 people per person
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 94 Belarus 0 people per person compare
- 94 Bermuda 0 people per person
- 94 Barbados 0 people per person compare
- 94 Brunei Darussalam 0 people per person
- 94 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Canada 0 people per person
- 94 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 94 China 0 people per person compare
- 94 Cuba 0 people per person compare
- 94 Curaçao 0 people per person compare
- 94 Cayman Islands 0 people per person
- 94 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 94 Czechia 0 people per person
- 94 Germany 0 people per person
- 94 Dominica 0 people per person compare
- 94 Denmark 0 people per person
- 94 Algeria 0 people per person compare
- 94 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 94 Spain 0 people per person
- 94 Estonia 0 people per person
- 94 Finland 0 people per person
- 94 France 0 people per person
- 94 Faroe Islands 0 people per person
- 94 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 people per person
- 94 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Gibraltar 0 people per person compare
- 94 Greece 0 people per person
- 94 Greenland 0 people per person
- 94 Guam 0 people per person
- 94 Hong Kong, China 0 people per person
- 94 Croatia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Hungary 0 people per person compare
- 94 Isle of Man 0 people per person
- 94 Ireland 0 people per person
- 94 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0 people per person compare
- 94 Iraq 0 people per person compare
- 94 Iceland 0 people per person
- 94 Israel 0 people per person
- 94 Italy 0 people per person
- 94 Jordan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Japan 0 people per person
- 94 Kazakhstan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people per person compare
- 94 Republic of Korea 0 people per person
- 94 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 94 Lebanon 0 people per person compare
- 94 Saint Lucia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Liechtenstein 0 people per person
- 94 Lithuania 0 people per person compare
- 94 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 94 Latvia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Macau, China 0 people per person
- 94 Saint Martin (French part) 0 people per person compare
- 94 Morocco 0 people per person compare
- 94 Monaco 0 people per person
- 94 Republic of Moldova 0 people per person compare
- 94 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 94 North Macedonia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Malta 0 people per person
- 94 Montenegro 0 people per person compare
- 94 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people per person compare
- 94 Mauritius 0 people per person compare
- 94 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 94 New Caledonia 0 people per person
- 94 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 94 Norway 0 people per person
- 94 Naoero 0 people per person compare
- 94 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 94 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 94 Palau 0 people per person compare
- 94 Poland 0 people per person compare
- 94 Puerto Rico 0 people per person
- 94 Portugal 0 people per person
- 94 Palestine, State of 0 people per person compare
- 94 French Polynesia 0 people per person
- 94 Qatar 0 people per person
- 94 Romania 0 people per person compare
- 94 Russian Federation 0 people per person compare
- 94 Saudi Arabia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Singapore 0 people per person
- 94 San Marino 0 people per person
- 94 Serbia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Slovakia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Slovenia 0 people per person
- 94 Sweden 0 people per person
- 94 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 people per person compare
- 94 Seychelles 0 people per person compare
- 94 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per person compare
- 94 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 94 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Tonga 0 people per person compare
- 94 Trinidad and Tobago 0 people per person compare
- 94 Tunisia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Türkiye 0 people per person compare
- 94 Tuvalu 0 people per person compare
- 94 Ukraine 0 people per person compare
- 94 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
- 94 United States of America 0 people per person
- 94 Uzbekistan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 people per person compare
- 94 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 people per person compare
- 94 British Virgin Islands 0 people per person compare
- 94 United States Virgin Islands 0 people per person
- 94 Viet Nam 0 people per person compare
- 94 Samoa 0 people per person compare
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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.364 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 94th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.