Botswana vs Sri Lanka: Electricity generation from coal
Botswana
3.37 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Botswana rank
44th
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Botswana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.75 terawatt-hours against 3.37 terawatt-hours in Botswana, a difference of 1.38 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 207 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.98 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 5.79 terawatt-hours | 3.09 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Botswana or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.75 terawatt-hours against 3.37 terawatt-hours in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Botswana and Sri Lanka?
- 1.38 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sri Lanka?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Sri Lanka rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Botswana ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.