Electricity generation — all countries

Electricity generation — Sri Lanka

Electricity generation in Sri Lanka in 2025 — 17.25 TWh. Ranked 69 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 154.4%.

2025 17.25 TWh +1.11% vs 2024
World rank 69of 91
Period maximum 17.51 TWh2021
Period minimum 6.67 TWh2001

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Electricity generation — Sri Lanka, 2000–202551015202000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 6.78 TWh2001: 6.67 TWh2002: 6.94 TWh2003: 7.63 TWh2004: 8.09 TWh2005: 8.82 TWh2006: 9.44 TWh2007: 9.88 TWh2008: 9.92 TWh2009: 9.89 TWh2010: 10.72 TWh2011: 11.55 TWh2012: 11.8 TWh2013: 11.98 TWh2014: 12.45 TWh2015: 13.21 TWh2016: 14.31 TWh2017: 14.89 TWh2018: 16.07 TWh2019: 16.67 TWh2020: 16.5 TWh2021: 17.51 TWh2022: 16.75 TWh2023: 16.39 TWh2024: 17.06 TWh2025: 17.25 TWh
Change over the period: +10.47 (+154.42%) Average annual rate: 3.81 %
Electricity generation — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 17.25 +0.19 +1.11%
2024 17.06 +0.67 +4.09%
2023 16.39 −0.36 −2.15%
2022 16.75 −0.76 −4.34%
2021 17.51 +1.01 +6.12%
2020 16.5 −0.17 −1.02%
2019 16.67 +0.6 +3.73%
2018 16.07 +1.18 +7.92%
2017 14.89 +0.58 +4.05%
2016 14.31 +1.1 +8.33%
2015 13.21 +0.76 +6.1%
2014 12.45 +0.47 +3.92%
2013 11.98 +0.18 +1.53%
2012 11.8 +0.25 +2.16%
2011 11.55 +0.83 +7.74%
2010 10.72 +0.83 +8.39%
2009 9.89 −0.03 −0.3%
2008 9.92 +0.04 +0.4%
2007 9.88 +0.44 +4.66%
2006 9.44 +0.62 +7.03%
2005 8.82 +0.73 +9.02%
2004 8.09 +0.46 +6.03%
2003 7.63 +0.69 +9.94%
2002 6.94 +0.27 +4.05%
2001 6.67 −0.11 −1.62%
2000 6.78

Southern Asia, 2025

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About the indicator

Gross electricity generation from all sources over the year, in terawatt-hours. One terawatt-hour is a billion kilowatt-hours, roughly the annual consumption of three hundred thousand European households. The indicator answers the question of scale, while the shares of sources answer the question of composition, and the two should not be confused: France has a higher nuclear share than the United States, yet generates half as much electricity at nuclear plants. This is the series that serves as the weight when world and regional source shares are computed: percentages cannot be added up without it.

Important: Gross generation, before deducting the plants' own use and network losses; demand is therefore lower than generation by the amount of the losses, with an adjustment for imports. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.