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Sri Lanka — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Sri Lanka, 2000–2024.
Latest value · 2024
100.00%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +42.2% since 2000
Electricity access for Sri Lanka was 100.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2020. The lowest was 63.60% in 2001 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.48% per year.
Sri Lanka ranks 25 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 12%. The median for South Asia is 100.00%, so Sri Lanka sits level with it. It peaked in 2020 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 8%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
100.00%
First (2000)
70.30%
Change
+42.2%
Highest
100.00%
in 2020
Lowest
63.60%
in 2001
Average
88.32%
Annual growth (CAGR)
1.48%
Years of data
25
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% |
| 2023 | 100% |
| 2022 | 100% |
| 2021 | 100% |
| 2020 | 100% |
| 2019 | 99.8% |
| 2018 | 99.6% |
| 2017 | 97.5% |
| 2016 | 97.5% |
| 2015 | 94.3% |
| 2014 | 92.7% |
| 2013 | 90.2% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.