IDA blend vs Sri Lanka: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- IDA blend
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 29.7% against 10.2% in IDA blend, a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.9 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was IDA blend ahead.
IDA blend ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | IDA blend |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 3.1% | IDA blend |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 22.5% | 18.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 33.9% | 23.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, IDA blend or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 29.7% against 10.2% in IDA blend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between IDA blend and Sri Lanka?
- 19.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do IDA blend and Sri Lanka rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- IDA blend ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.