Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Coal consumption per person

Bangladesh
669.82 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
656.19 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
70th
Sri Lanka rank
72nd

Coal consumption per person over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
0200400600800196519952025

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 669.82 kilowatt-hours per person against 656.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 13.63 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 16.8 kilowatt-hours per person 0.6605 kilowatt-hours per person 16.14 kilowatt-hours per person Bangladesh
1980s 12.03 kilowatt-hours per person 8.6 kilowatt-hours per person 3.43 kilowatt-hours per person Bangladesh
1990s 14.17 kilowatt-hours per person 0.221 kilowatt-hours per person 13.95 kilowatt-hours per person Bangladesh
2000s 52.35 kilowatt-hours per person 19.89 kilowatt-hours per person 32.47 kilowatt-hours per person Bangladesh
2010s 131.98 kilowatt-hours per person 469.57 kilowatt-hours per person 337.59 kilowatt-hours per person Sri Lanka
2020s 425.83 kilowatt-hours per person 745.18 kilowatt-hours per person 319.35 kilowatt-hours per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption per person, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
Bangladesh, at 669.82 kilowatt-hours per person against 656.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
13.63 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for coal consumption per person?
Bangladesh ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 215 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 per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Coal consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,459 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.