Italy vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Italy
-2.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-1.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
53rd
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -1.92 terawatt-hours against -2.49 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 0.57 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 3.34 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 4.29 terawatt-hours | -0.0015 terawatt-hours | 4.29 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | -3.09 terawatt-hours | -0.0005 terawatt-hours | 3.09 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.7444 terawatt-hours | 0.0682 terawatt-hours | 0.6762 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | -6.68 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | 8.24 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -8.86 terawatt-hours | -0.1757 terawatt-hours | 8.68 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, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -1.92 terawatt-hours against -2.49 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 0.57 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Italy ranks 56th 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.