Sri Lanka vs United States: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
39th
United States rank
38th

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United States
0000.001196519942023

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 39th and United States ranks 38th of 205 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
1970s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
1990s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
2000s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or United States?
United States, at 0.0002 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 Sri Lanka and United States?
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 39th and United States ranks 38th 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.