Sri Lanka vs Venezuela: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy
Sri Lanka
12.4%
in 2025
Venezuela
13.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
44th
Venezuela rank
41st
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Sri Lanka
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 13.0% against 12.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th and Venezuela ranks 41st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 1.0% | 3.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 3.0% | 2.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 4.9% | 4.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 8.6% | 3.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 9.9% | 3.1% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 9.4% | 2.4% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 13.6% | 3.5% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from low-carbon energy, Sri Lanka or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 13.0% against 12.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from low-carbon energy between Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 0.6%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Venezuela rank globally for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th and Venezuela ranks 41st of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.