Sri Lanka Renewable Energy 1990-2024

Renewable electricity is the share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
  • Sri Lanka renewable energy for 2015 was 48.48%, a 9.27% increase from 2014.
  • Sri Lanka renewable energy for 2014 was 39.20%, a 20.67% decline from 2013.
  • Sri Lanka renewable energy for 2013 was 59.88%, a 30.64% increase from 2012.
  • Sri Lanka renewable energy for 2012 was 29.24%, a 11.61% decline from 2011.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Electricity from Renewables
Lesotho 100.00%
Bhutan 99.99%
Zambia 96.99%
Kenya 87.51%
Lao PDR 86.37%
Kyrgyz Republic 85.19%
Georgia 78.04%
Cameroon 76.12%
Sudan 64.54%
Myanmar 58.85%
El Salvador 57.82%
Republic of Congo 53.34%
Angola 53.17%
Ghana 50.89%
Nicaragua 50.05%
Sri Lanka 48.48%
Eswatini 46.57%
Cambodia 46.42%
Honduras 42.28%
Vietnam 36.73%
Papua New Guinea 34.53%
Pakistan 31.43%
Bolivia 31.40%
Philippines 25.41%
Vanuatu 21.26%
Uzbekistan 20.65%
Cabo Verde 20.21%
Nigeria 18.20%
India 15.34%
Morocco 14.31%
Mauritania 13.37%
Indonesia 10.65%
Sao Tome and Principe 10.47%
Egypt 8.26%
Kiribati 7.27%
Moldova 5.37%
Ukraine 4.38%
Mongolia 3.08%
Tunisia 2.84%
Kosovo 2.29%
Solomon Islands 2.26%
Micronesia 1.60%
Bangladesh 1.23%
Djibouti 0.00%
Timor-Leste 0.00%
West Bank and Gaza 0.00%
Sri Lanka Renewable Energy - Historical Data
Year % of Electricity from Renewables Annual Change
2015 48.48% 9.27%
2014 39.20% -20.67%
2013 59.88% 30.64%
2012 29.24% -11.61%
2011 40.85% -12.27%
2010 53.12% 13.82%
2009 39.30% -2.24%
2008 41.54% 1.47%
2007 40.07% -8.93%
2006 49.00% 11.77%
2005 37.23% 1.09%
2004 36.14% -6.76%
2003 42.90% 4.72%
2002 38.18% -7.83%
2001 46.01% 0.21%
2000 45.80% -21.68%
1999 67.48% -1.41%
1998 68.89% 1.89%
1997 67.00% -4.79%
1996 71.79% -20.92%
1995 92.71% -0.50%
1994 93.21% -2.19%
1993 95.40% 13.48%
1992 81.92% -10.35%
1991 92.27% -7.57%
1990 99.84% -7.57%