Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Coal consumption
Egypt
16.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
15.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
55th
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Coal consumption over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.31 terawatt-hours against 15.24 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.07 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.68 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.68 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1970s | 5.76 terawatt-hours | 0.0085 terawatt-hours | 5.76 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | 8.64 terawatt-hours | 0.1332 terawatt-hours | 8.51 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 9.67 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | 9.67 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 9.26 terawatt-hours | 0.4048 terawatt-hours | 8.86 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 10.98 terawatt-hours | 10.28 terawatt-hours | 0.705 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 13.31 terawatt-hours | 17.05 terawatt-hours | 3.74 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 16.31 terawatt-hours against 15.24 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 1.07 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for coal consumption?
- Egypt ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.