France vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from coal
France
-2.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-1.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
55th
Sri Lanka rank
53rd
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- France
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -1.92 terawatt-hours against -2.37 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 0.45 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
France ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 78 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -15.92 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 15.92 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -7.78 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 7.79 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -13.49 terawatt-hours | -0.0015 terawatt-hours | 13.48 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -6.58 terawatt-hours | -0.0005 terawatt-hours | 6.58 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -4.79 terawatt-hours | 0.0682 terawatt-hours | 4.86 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -4.92 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | 6.48 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -5.91 terawatt-hours | -0.1757 terawatt-hours | 5.73 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, France or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -1.92 terawatt-hours against -2.37 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between France and Sri Lanka?
- 0.45 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- France ranks 55th 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.