Italy vs Sri Lanka: Electricity generation from coal
Italy
3.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
4.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
43rd
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.75 terawatt-hours against 3.73 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 1.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 207 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.91 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 34.24 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 11.82 terawatt-hours | 5.62 terawatt-hours | 6.2 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.75 terawatt-hours against 3.73 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 1.02 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Italy ranks 43rd 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.