Coal share of electricity in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 29.7%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 29.7 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.7 | −2.67 pp |
| 2022 | 32.37 | −2.7 pp |
| 2021 | 35.06 | −3.59 pp |
| 2020 | 38.65 | +5.52 pp |
| 2019 | 33.13 | +2.47 pp |
| 2018 | 30.66 | −3.05 pp |
| 2017 | 33.71 | −1.62 pp |
| 2016 | 35.33 | +1.63 pp |
| 2015 | 33.71 | +8.01 pp |
| 2014 | 25.7 | +13.48 pp |
| 2013 | 12.22 | +0.42 pp |
| 2012 | 11.8 | +2.89 pp |
| 2011 | 8.9 | +8.9 pp |
| 2010 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2009 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2008 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2007 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2006 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2005 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2004 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2003 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2002 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2001 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2000 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1999 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1998 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1997 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1996 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1995 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1994 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1993 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1992 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1991 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.
Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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