Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Sri Lanka stood at 41.04% in 2024, according to World Bank. The latest value is up 2.58 percentage points from 38.46% in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 36.53% (up 4.51 percentage points since). The highest value since 1990 was 99.84% in 1990, the lowest 26.56% in 2017. Sri Lanka ranked 56th highest of the 208 countries in this dataset in 2021; Bhutan ranked first.
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Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Sri Lanka stood at 41.04% in 2024, according to World Bank.
The latest value is up 2.58 percentage points from 38.46% in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 36.53% (up 4.51 percentage points since).
Sri Lanka ranked 56th highest of the 208 countries in this dataset in 2021; Bhutan ranked first.
The highest value since 1990 was 99.84% in 1990, the lowest 26.56% in 2017.
| Indicator | Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | % |
| Source | World Bank |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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World Bank. (2026). Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — Sri Lanka [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/LKA. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS
World Bank. "Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — Sri Lanka." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/LKA. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS.
World Bank. 2026. "Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — Sri Lanka." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/LKA. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS.
@misc{econdash_wdi_eg_elc_hyro_zs_lka,
author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (\% of total) --- Sri Lanka}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/LKA},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS}
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