Hydro share of electricity in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 38.04%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 61.8 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 | 38.04 | −4.12 pp |
| 2022 | 42.16 | +0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 41.47 | +11.25 pp |
| 2020 | 30.22 | +0.49 pp |
| 2019 | 29.73 | −11.46 pp |
| 2018 | 41.19 | +14.63 pp |
| 2017 | 26.56 | −2.99 pp |
| 2016 | 29.55 | −15.73 pp |
| 2015 | 45.28 | +8.75 pp |
| 2014 | 36.53 | −21.01 pp |
| 2013 | 57.54 | +29.88 pp |
| 2012 | 27.66 | −11.96 pp |
| 2011 | 39.62 | −12.54 pp |
| 2010 | 52.16 | +13.3 pp |
| 2009 | 38.86 | −2.4 pp |
| 2008 | 41.27 | +1.4 pp |
| 2007 | 39.86 | −8.91 pp |
| 2006 | 48.78 | +11.77 pp |
| 2005 | 37.01 | +1.06 pp |
| 2004 | 35.96 | −6.76 pp |
| 2003 | 42.72 | +4.73 pp |
| 2002 | 37.99 | −7.86 pp |
| 2001 | 45.85 | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 45.65 | −21.79 pp |
| 1999 | 67.43 | −1.46 pp |
| 1998 | 68.89 | +1.89 pp |
| 1997 | 67 | −4.79 pp |
| 1996 | 71.79 | −20.92 pp |
| 1995 | 92.71 | −0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 93.21 | −2.19 pp |
| 1993 | 95.4 | +13.48 pp |
| 1992 | 81.92 | −10.35 pp |
| 1991 | 92.27 | −7.57 pp |
| 1990 | 99.84 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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