Net energy imports in Sri Lanka
Net imports covered 59.5% of energy use in Sri Lanka in 2024.
Sri Lanka, 2024
59.5%
Change from 2023
+0.8percentage points
World, 2023
14.6%
Position in 2024
38th of 139
Net energy imports in Sri Lanka over time
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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.5% | – |
| 2023 | 58.7% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | – | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | – | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 58.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | – | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | – | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | -0.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 58.7% in 2023.
- Since 2011, when it was 54.7%, the figure has changed by +4.8 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Sri Lanka has the 38th highest value.