Estonia vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Estonia
-1.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-1.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Estonia rank
51st
Sri Lanka rank
53rd
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Estonia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Estonia currently reports -1.59 terawatt-hours against -1.92 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.33 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1376 terawatt-hours | -0.0599 terawatt-hours | 0.1975 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
| 1990s | -3.59 terawatt-hours | -0.0005 terawatt-hours | 3.59 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.2804 terawatt-hours | 0.0682 terawatt-hours | 0.2122 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.0828 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -1.72 terawatt-hours | -0.1757 terawatt-hours | 1.54 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, Estonia or Sri Lanka?
- Estonia, at -1.59 terawatt-hours against -1.92 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Estonia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.33 terawatt-hours, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sri Lanka?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Estonia ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – 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.