Colombia vs Sri Lanka: Electricity generation from coal
Colombia
5.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
4.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
40th
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Colombia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 5.53 terawatt-hours against 4.75 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.78 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 207 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.13 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7.42 terawatt-hours | 5.62 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Colombia or Sri Lanka?
- Colombia, at 5.53 terawatt-hours against 4.75 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.78 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Sri Lanka rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Colombia ranks 40th 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.