Algeria vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Algeria
-2.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-1.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Algeria rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
53rd
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Algeria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -1.92 terawatt-hours against -2.02 terawatt-hours in Algeria, a difference of 0.1 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Algeria ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.0023 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.8943 terawatt-hours | -0.0015 terawatt-hours | 0.8958 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1990s | -0.2954 terawatt-hours | -0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.2949 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -0.1175 terawatt-hours | 0.0682 terawatt-hours | 0.1857 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -0.0849 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | 1.65 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.7642 terawatt-hours | -0.1757 terawatt-hours | 0.5885 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Algeria or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -1.92 terawatt-hours against -2.02 terawatt-hours in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Algeria and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Algeria ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.