Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Japan or Sri Lanka?

Japan, at 30.1% against 29.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Japan vs Sri Lanka: Electricity production from coal sources

Japan

30.1%

in 2024

Sri Lanka

29.7%

in 2023

Japan rank

31st

Sri Lanka rank

32nd

Electricity production from coal sources over time

Japan
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Japan currently reports 30.1% against 29.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.0%	0.0%	17.0%	Japan
2000s	25.6%	0.0%	25.6%	Japan
2010s	31.0%	22.5%	8.5%	Japan
2020s	29.9%	33.9%	4.0%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Japan or Sri Lanka?: Japan, at 30.1% against 29.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Japan and Sri Lanka?: 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?: Japan ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 210 countries.
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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Indicator: Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.