Share of electricity generation from oil in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of electricity generation from oil was 10.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil 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 10.8% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Sri Lanka peaked at 63.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2025.
Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 | 57.6% | 50.7% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 17.5% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 10.8% | 25.9% | 6 |
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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 76.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Sri Lanka?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Sri Lanka was 10.8% 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 oil recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 Share of electricity generation from oil. 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.