Sri Lanka vs Ukraine: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Sri Lanka
-11.2%
in 2025
Ukraine
-8.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
59th
Ukraine rank
56th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Sri Lanka
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports -8.0% against -11.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.2%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Ukraine ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 59th and Ukraine ranks 56th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -51.5% | -4.0% | 47.5% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | -29.0% | -5.8% | 23.2% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 1,424.2% | -0.6% | 1,424.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 59.8% | -2.2% | 62.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -14.6% | 14.5% | 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, Sri Lanka or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at -8.0% against -11.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Sri Lanka and Ukraine?
- 3.2%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Ukraine?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Ukraine rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Sri Lanka ranks 59th and Ukraine ranks 56th 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.