Laos vs Sri Lanka: Coal consumption, per square kilometre
Laos
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
37th
Sri Lanka rank
39th
Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Laos ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Laos or Sri Lanka?
- Laos, at 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Coal consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.