Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
0.6698 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.6562 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
49th
Sri Lanka rank
51st
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.6698 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.6562 kilowatt-hours per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0136 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 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 78 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 | 0.0168 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0007 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0161 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.012 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0086 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0034 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.0142 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0002 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0139 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.0524 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0199 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0325 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.132 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4696 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3376 kilowatt-hours per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.4258 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7452 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3193 kilowatt-hours per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Bangladesh, at 0.6698 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.6562 kilowatt-hours per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0136 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 energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.