Sri Lanka Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2024

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.
  • Sri Lanka coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 33.71%, a 8.01% increase from 2014.
  • Sri Lanka coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 25.70%, a 13.48% increase from 2013.
  • Sri Lanka coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 12.22%, a 0.42% increase from 2012.
  • Sri Lanka coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 11.80%, a 2.89% increase from 2011.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Electricity from Coal
Kosovo 97.47%
Mongolia 92.74%
India 75.31%
Indonesia 55.78%
Morocco 55.53%
Cambodia 48.40%
Philippines 44.51%
Ukraine 34.58%
Sri Lanka 33.71%
Vietnam 29.57%
Kyrgyz Republic 13.22%
Uzbekistan 4.09%
Myanmar 1.78%
Bangladesh 1.69%
Honduras 1.04%
Pakistan 0.14%
Egypt 0.00%
Republic of Congo 0.00%
Nicaragua 0.00%
Cameroon 0.00%
Kenya 0.00%
Nigeria 0.00%
Bolivia 0.00%
Tunisia 0.00%
Angola 0.00%
Moldova 0.00%
El Salvador 0.00%
Ghana 0.00%
Sudan 0.00%
Georgia 0.00%
Zambia 0.00%
Sri Lanka Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data
Year % of Electricity from Coal Annual Change
2015 33.71% 8.01%
2014 25.70% 13.48%
2013 12.22% 0.42%
2012 11.80% 2.89%
2011 8.90% 8.90%
2010 0.00% 0.00%
2009 0.00% 0.00%
2008 0.00% 0.00%
2007 0.00% 0.00%
2006 0.00% 0.00%
2005 0.00% 0.00%
2004 0.00% 0.00%
2003 0.00% 0.00%
2002 0.00% 0.00%
2001 0.00% 0.00%
2000 0.00% 0.00%
1999 0.00% 0.00%
1998 0.00% 0.00%
1997 0.00% 0.00%
1996 0.00% 0.00%
1995 0.00% 0.00%
1994 0.00% 0.00%
1993 0.00% 0.00%
1992 0.00% 0.00%
1991 0.00% 0.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%