Italy vs Sri Lanka: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Italy
-9.4%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-11.2%
in 2025
Italy rank
58th
Sri Lanka rank
59th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Italy currently reports -9.4% against -11.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Italy ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 78 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 146.8% | 143.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 113.9% | 110.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -2.1% | -29.0% | 27.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1,424.2% | 1,423.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -5.4% | 59.8% | 65.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -13.1% | -0.1% | 13.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Italy, at -9.4% against -11.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 1.8%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Italy ranks 58th 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.