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 92nd of 213 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.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.7% | — |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -53.1% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +80.6% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +32.7% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -39.3% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +29.4% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -40.6% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | -8.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 10.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 2.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 10.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.5%, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 89 El Salvador 13.5% compare
- 90 Belize 12.8% compare
- 91 Bangladesh 12.1% compare
- 93 Afghanistan 10.1% compare
- 94 Kenya 10.0% compare
- 95 Mexico 9.4% 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 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 92nd out of 213 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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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.