Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.3% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 193.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.1% | — |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +100.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -34.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +47.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +28.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -41.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +145.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +60.0% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +13.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 64 Switzerland 1.6% compare
- 65 Guyana 1.4% compare
- 66 Senegal 1.4% compare
- 68 New Zealand 1.3% compare
- 69 Myanmar 1.2% compare
- 70 Madagascar 1.2% 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Sri Lanka?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Sri Lanka was 1.3% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.