Sri Lanka - Electricity production from hydroelectric sources

Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (kWh)

The value for Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (kWh) in Sri Lanka was 3,904,000,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,634,000,000 in 2006 and a minimum value of 708,000,000 in 1973.

Definition: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.

Source: International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries, Energy Statistics of OECD Countries, and Energy Balances of OECD Countries.

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Year Value
1971 834,000,000
1972 856,000,000
1973 708,000,000
1974 1,001,000,000
1975 1,102,000,000
1976 1,134,000,000
1977 1,240,000,000
1978 1,366,000,000
1979 1,461,000,000
1980 1,479,000,000
1981 1,572,000,000
1982 1,608,000,000
1983 1,217,000,000
1984 2,091,000,000
1985 2,395,000,000
1986 2,645,000,000
1987 2,177,000,000
1988 2,597,000,000
1989 2,802,000,000
1990 3,145,000,000
1991 3,116,000,000
1992 2,900,000,000
1993 3,796,000,000
1994 4,089,000,000
1995 4,452,000,000
1996 3,252,000,000
1997 3,447,000,000
1998 3,915,000,000
1999 4,170,000,000
2000 3,197,000,000
2001 3,109,000,000
2002 2,692,000,000
2003 3,296,000,000
2004 2,961,000,000
2005 3,451,000,000
2006 4,634,000,000
2007 3,947,000,000
2008 4,129,000,000
2009 3,904,000,000

Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)

Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Sri Lanka was 39.50 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 99.84 in 1990, while its lowest value was 35.96 in 2004.

Definition: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.

Source: International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries, Energy Statistics of OECD Countries, and Energy Balances of OECD Countries.

See also:

Year Value
1971 92.67
1972 86.03
1973 68.67
1974 92.77
1975 95.91
1976 94.34
1977 96.35
1978 98.63
1979 95.80
1980 88.67
1981 83.97
1982 77.83
1983 57.57
1984 92.48
1985 97.20
1986 99.74
1987 80.42
1988 92.78
1989 98.04
1990 99.84
1991 92.27
1992 81.92
1993 95.40
1994 93.21
1995 92.71
1996 71.79
1997 67.00
1998 68.89
1999 67.43
2000 45.65
2001 45.85
2002 37.99
2003 42.72
2004 35.96
2005 37.01
2006 48.78
2007 39.86
2008 44.68
2009 39.50

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use