Fossil electricity share in Sri Lanka
Oil, gas and coal produced 46.6% of electricity in Sri Lanka in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2013.
Sri Lanka, 2024
46.6%
Change from 2023
−3.1percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Fossil electricity share in Sri Lanka over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46.6% | – |
| 2023 | 49.6% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 47.5% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.1 percentage points from 49.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 60.8%, the figure has changed by −14.2 percentage points.