Electricity generation from oil per person in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Electricity generation from oil per person was 80.5 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil per person in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil per person in Sri Lanka is 80.5 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Sri Lanka peaked at 327.36 kilowatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 80.5 kilowatt-hours, in 2025.
That places Sri Lanka 114th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 240.64 kilowatt-hours | 181.12 kilowatt-hours | 288.4 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 213.78 kilowatt-hours | 106.31 kilowatt-hours | 327.36 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.5 kilowatt-hours | 80.5 kilowatt-hours | 189.26 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 111 North Macedonia 93.73 kilowatt-hours compare
- 112 United States 91.34 kilowatt-hours compare
- 113 Kazakhstan 87.32 kilowatt-hours compare
- 115 Uruguay 76.82 kilowatt-hours compare
- 116 Moldova 73.43 kilowatt-hours compare
- 117 Angola 71.27 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Sri Lanka
- Fuel imports 21.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 3.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 76.57 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil per person in Sri Lanka?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Sri Lanka was 80.5 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 327.36 kilowatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.