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
Latest (2025)
80.5 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
118th
of 214 countries
All-time high
327.36 kilowatt-hours
in 2012
All-time low
80.5 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
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 118th out of 214 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.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 185.04 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 181.12 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 214.08 kilowatt-hours | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 216.02 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 254.88 kilowatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 264.63 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 235.35 kilowatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 288.4 kilowatt-hours | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 279.21 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 287.62 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 239 kilowatt-hours | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 273.69 kilowatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 327.36 kilowatt-hours | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 154.5 kilowatt-hours | -52.8% |
| 2014 | 201.88 kilowatt-hours | +30.7% |
| 2015 | 106.31 kilowatt-hours | -47.3% |
| 2016 | 206.29 kilowatt-hours | +94.1% |
| 2017 | 233.16 kilowatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 167.17 kilowatt-hours | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 228.46 kilowatt-hours | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 189.26 kilowatt-hours | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 121.14 kilowatt-hours | -36.0% |
| 2022 | 113.42 kilowatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 142.78 kilowatt-hours | +25.9% |
| 2024 | 87.87 kilowatt-hours | -38.5% |
| 2025 | 80.5 kilowatt-hours | -8.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 80.5 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.73 kilowatt-hours, 86% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 80.5 kilowatt-hours is above the median for South Asia, which is 36.89 kilowatt-hours, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- 115 North Macedonia 93.73 kilowatt-hours compare
- 116 United States 91.34 kilowatt-hours compare
- 117 Kazakhstan 87.32 kilowatt-hours compare
- 119 Uruguay 76.82 kilowatt-hours compare
- 120 Moldova 73.43 kilowatt-hours compare
- 121 Angola 71.27 kilowatt-hours 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 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 118th out of 214 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.