Sri Lanka: Energy use per capita

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 Sri Lanka

Energy use per capita

 Latest value 504.31
 Year 2014
 Measure kilograms of oil equivalent
 Data availability 1971 - 2014
 Average 370.71
 Min - Max 289.33 - 535.50
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2014 is 504.31 kilograms of oil equivalent, an increase from 474.77 kilograms of oil equivalent in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 2619.80 kilograms of oil equivalent, based on data from 132 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1971 to 2014 is 370.71 kilograms of oil equivalent. The minimum value, 289.33 kilograms of oil equivalent, was reached in 1977 while the maximum of 535.5 kilograms of oil equivalent was recorded in 2012. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Sri Lanka - Energy use per capita - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sri Lanka - Energy use per capita - historical chart - 1971-2014




The energy use per capita in Sri Lanka includes all types of energy sources, from domestic production and imports. For easy comparison, the energy is expressed in kilograms of oil equivalent.
Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

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 Gasoline prices 0.88 2016 dollars
 Diesel prices 0.65 2016 dollars
 Energy use per capita 504.31 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Share of clean energy 48.80 2021 percent
 Energy use per $1000 GDP 39.93 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Electricity from renewable sources, kWh 421.00 2015 million kWh
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 21,846 2020 kt
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita 1.00 2020 metric tons
 Greenhouse gas emissions 35,117 2020 kt of CO2 equivalent
 GDP per unit of energy 22.74 2014 GDP per kg of oil equivalent
 Energy imports 50.27 2014 percent
 Natural resources income 0.08 2021 percent
 Oil revenue 0.00 2021 percent
 Natural gas revenue 0.00 2021 percent
 Access to electricity 100.00 2022 percent
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