Primary energy use per person in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Primary energy use per person was 4,324 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,324 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
158th
of 218 countries
All-time high
4,618 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2019
All-time low
892.14 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Primary energy use per person in Sri Lanka, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy use per person in Sri Lanka is 4,324 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use per person in Sri Lanka peaked at 4,618 kilowatt-hours per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 892.14 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Sri Lanka ranks 158th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Primary energy use per person in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 892.14 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 894.17 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 894.13 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 899.4 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 903.33 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,491 kilowatt-hours per person | +65.0% |
| 1971 | 1,475 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1,519 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 1,569 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1,263 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 1,289 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1,238 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 1,303 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 1,329 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1,368 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1,355 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1,397 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1,497 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 1,514 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1,497 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1,351 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 1,390 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1,480 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 1,395 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 1,312 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 1,451 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 1,440 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1,573 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 1,614 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,725 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 1,816 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 2,038 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 2,054 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,124 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 2,245 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 2,450 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 2,346 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2,440 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 2,443 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,385 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2,737 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 2,838 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2,937 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,718 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 2,768 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,849 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3,205 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 3,398 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 3,129 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 3,600 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 3,705 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 4,246 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 4,484 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 4,515 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4,618 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 4,116 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 4,227 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 3,526 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 3,765 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 4,147 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 4,324 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 4,324 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,608 kilowatt-hours per person, 30% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 4,324 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 5,871 kilowatt-hours per person, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +65.0% | 903.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,491 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 892.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 903.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 1,384 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,238 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,569 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,419 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,312 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,514 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,808 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,440 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,245 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,606 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,346 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,937 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,775 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,849 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,618 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,018 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,526 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,324 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 155 Cambodia 4,968 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 156 Palestine 4,920 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 157 Syria 4,726 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 159 Vanuatu 4,124 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 160 Zimbabwe 4,059 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 161 Congo 3,858 kilowatt-hours 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 primary energy use per person in Sri Lanka?
- Primary energy use per person in Sri Lanka was 4,324 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4,618 kilowatt-hours per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary energy use per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 892.14 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for primary energy use per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy use per person rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.