Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source was 58.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Sri Lanka, 2001–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Sri Lanka is 58.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Sri Lanka peaked at 170.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -10.2%, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 13th out of 78 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 109.0% | — |
| 2002 | 66.2% | -39.3% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -45.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -39.1% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +251.4% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -29.7% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +194.5% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +117.9% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 170.7% | +142.8% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | -74.8% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -50.5% |
| 2022 | -10.2% | -132.3% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -278.8% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +258.9% |
| 2025 | 58.3% | -10.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 58.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.7%, 3.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +278.8% | -10.2% | 18.2% |
| 2024 | +258.9% | 18.2% | 65.3% |
| 2011 | +251.4% | 6.0% | 21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 6.5% | 109.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 6.0% | 170.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | -10.2% | 65.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Sri Lanka?
- Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Sri Lanka was 58.3% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 170.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.2% in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.