Sri Lanka: Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Sri Lanka's fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) did not change 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 0% to 0%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.99 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.25 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8.41 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 41.05 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Sri Lanka had the 1st highest value of the 149 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2024 ranking

• South Africa — 121st of 149: 0%
• South Sudan — 122nd of 149: 0%
• Spain — 123rd of 149: 0%
• Sudan — 125th of 149: 0%
• Suriname — 126th of 149: 0%
• Sweden — 127th of 149: 0%

What this measures

Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

Limitations: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 35 values

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 0% (2024)
• India — 0% (2024)
• Nepal — 0% (2024)

More environment data for Sri Lanka

• Population in largest city — 647,557 (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 14.55% (2025)
• Rural population — 17.31 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 79.55% (2025)
• Urban population — 4.45 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 20.45% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 56,118 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 355,902 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 412,020 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %)

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Questions people ask

What is Sri Lanka's fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)?

0% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 24.11 percentage points from 24.11% in 1990. The highest value was 53.63% in 2014 and the lowest 0% in 2016.

How does Sri Lanka rank?

1st highest of 149 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) unusual for Sri Lanka?

In 2024, Sri Lanka's fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) did not change 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 0% to 0%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.99 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.25 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.USE.COMM.FO.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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