Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
39th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
40th

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.0020.0040.006196519942023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 40th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 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, Sri Lanka or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 40th 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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Indicator
Coal consumption, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 9,288 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

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.