Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Sri Lanka

Access to electricity in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 100%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 29.7 pp.

2024 100% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 215
Period maximum 100%2020
Period minimum 63.6%2001

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Sri Lanka, 2000–2024607080901002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 70.3%2001: 63.6%2002: 80.7%2003: 75%2004: 76.5%2005: 78.1%2006: 82%2007: 80%2008: 82.9%2009: 87.1%2010: 85.3%2011: 87.8%2012: 87%2013: 90.2%2014: 92.7%2015: 94.3%2016: 97.5%2017: 97.5%2018: 99.6%2019: 99.8%2020: 100%2021: 100%2022: 100%2023: 100%2024: 100%
Change over the period: +29.7 pp Annual average: 1.24 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 100%
World 91.9%
South Asia 99.8%
Southern Asia computed 99.1%
Access to electricity — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 100 +0 pp
2023 100 +0 pp
2022 100 +0 pp
2021 100 +0 pp
2020 100 +0.2 pp
2019 99.8 +0.2 pp
2018 99.6 +2.1 pp
2017 97.5 +0 pp
2016 97.5 +3.2 pp
2015 94.3 +1.6 pp
2014 92.7 +2.5 pp
2013 90.2 +3.2 pp
2012 87 −0.8 pp
2011 87.8 +2.5 pp
2010 85.3 −1.8 pp
2009 87.1 +4.2 pp
2008 82.9 +2.9 pp
2007 80 −2 pp
2006 82 +3.9 pp
2005 78.1 +1.6 pp
2004 76.5 +1.5 pp
2003 75 −5.7 pp
2002 80.7 +17.1 pp
2001 63.6 −6.7 pp
2000 70.3

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.