Greece vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Greece
-1.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-1.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
53rd
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Greece
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Greece currently reports -1.53 terawatt-hours against -1.92 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.39 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Greece ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2617 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2617 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.05 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 2.05 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1980s | 4.64 terawatt-hours | -0.0015 terawatt-hours | 4.64 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.6605 terawatt-hours | -0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.661 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2000s | -0.1021 terawatt-hours | 0.0682 terawatt-hours | 0.1703 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -6.08 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | 7.64 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -4.78 terawatt-hours | -0.1757 terawatt-hours | 4.6 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, Greece or Sri Lanka?
- Greece, at -1.53 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 Greece and Sri Lanka?
- 0.39 terawatt-hours, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Greece ranks 50th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.