Regional Energy Programme for Poverty Reduction

Energy and Poverty in Sri Lanka: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Country Fact Box

Sri Lanka Fact Box
Capital	Colombo
Area	65,610 square kilometers
Population (2006)	21.1 million
Gross domestic product (GDP)(2004)	18.67 billion US$
Energy production (2004)	5.16% Mtoe
Poverty (the most recent year available during 1990-2005)	5.6% (population below income poverty line US$1)
Population without electricity (2005)	6.7 million
Traditional fuel consumption (2003)	60.4% of total energy requirments
Electricity consumption / Population (2004)	345 kWh / capita
Net Oil Imports (2004)	4.41 Mtoe
GDP per unit of energy use (2004)	8.3 US$ 2000 PPP per kg of oil equivalent
CO₂ / Population (2004)	0.65 t CO₂ / capita
OPVI (Oil Price Venerability Index)(2006)	0.18 (High)