Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy was 12.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sri Lanka, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 12.4% for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sri Lanka peaked at 14.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1973.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3.7% | — |
| 1966 | 4.0% | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | +12.2% |
| 1969 | 5.1% | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | -20.1% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | -22.0% |
| 1974 | 5.9% | +74.8% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 6.5% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 6.6% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 5.2% | -25.6% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +73.2% |
| 1985 | 11.4% | +26.0% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | +25.2% |
| 1989 | 13.1% | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +25.4% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | -37.0% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -31.0% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +41.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +121.5% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -40.8% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +49.6% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +41.8% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | +16.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 12.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +121.5% | 4.9% | 10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 5.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 8.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 6.9% | 12.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sri Lanka?
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sri Lanka was 12.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1973.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.