Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Coal consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
39th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal consumption, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 164.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1965.
Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +471.4% |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1299.0% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -62.6% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -88.3% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +189.1% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -79.2% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -74.1% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12235.7% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +449.2% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -73.7% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +271.7% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +399.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +91.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -10.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 15.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +12235.7% | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +1299.0% | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +471.4% | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +449.2% | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +399.1% | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 36 Thailand 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 37 Laos 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 38 United States 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 40 United Kingdom 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 41 Denmark 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 42 Ukraine 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
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- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2025)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.5% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest coal consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coal consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 59 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Coal consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Coal consumption ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Coal consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Coal consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.