Cyprus vs Sri Lanka: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Cyprus
-13.7%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-11.2%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
61st
Sri Lanka rank
59th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Cyprus
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -11.2% against -13.7% in Cyprus, a difference of 2.5%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | -51.5% | 57.2% | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 19.0% | -29.0% | 48.0% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | -8.4% | 1,424.2% | 1,432.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 161.2% | 59.8% | 101.4% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 19.6% | -0.1% | 19.7% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Cyprus or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -11.2% against -13.7% in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Cyprus and Sri Lanka?
- 2.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sri Lanka?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Cyprus ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 59th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.