Sri Lanka — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Sri Lanka, 2000–2024.
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%. Within South Asia it ranks 1 of 6 economies; Bhutan (100.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 27% in 2002.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 47 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 148th of 211 in 2000 → 146th of 215 in 2010 → 22nd of 215 in 2020 → 25th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +2.1 pp |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +3.2 pp |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +1.6 pp |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +2.5 pp |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +3.2 pp |
| 2012 | 87% | -0.8 pp |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +2.5 pp |
| 2010 | 85.3% | -1.8 pp |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +4.2 pp |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +2.9 pp |
| 2007 | 80% | -2.0 pp |
| 2006 | 82% | +3.9 pp |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +1.6 pp |
| 2004 | 76.5% | +1.5 pp |
| 2003 | 75% | -5.7 pp |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +17.1 pp |
| 2001 | 63.6% | -6.7 pp |
| 2000 | 70.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sri Lanka’s Electricity access in 2001?
63.6% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Sri Lanka’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +42.2% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 100%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.