Renewable energy share in Sri Lanka
Renewable sources provided 48.8% of final energy consumption in Sri Lanka in 2021.
Sri Lanka, 2021
48.8%
Change from 2020
−0.5percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Position in 2021
51st of 212
Renewable energy share in Sri Lanka over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.8% | – |
| 2020 | 49.3% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 62.9% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 64.2% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 49.3% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 56.4%, the figure has changed by −7.6 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Sri Lanka has the 51st highest value.