What is the difference in per capita meat and fish consumption between Sri Lanka and USSR?

0.91 kilograms per year per capita, with USSR ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Per capita meat and fish consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs USSR: Per capita meat and fish consumption

Sri Lanka

10.21 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

USSR

11.12 kilograms per year per capita

in 1991

Sri Lanka rank

135th

USSR rank

132nd

Per capita meat and fish consumption over time

Sri Lanka
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 11.12 kilograms per year per capita against 10.21 kilograms per year per capita in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.91 kilograms per year per capita.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 135th and USSR ranks 132nd of 192 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9746 kilograms per year per capita	3.43 kilograms per year per capita	2.45 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1970s	1.2 kilograms per year per capita	6.11 kilograms per year per capita	4.91 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1980s	1.27 kilograms per year per capita	10.58 kilograms per year per capita	9.3 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1990s	1.45 kilograms per year per capita	11.68 kilograms per year per capita	10.22 kilograms per year per capita	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita meat and fish consumption, Sri Lanka or USSR?: USSR, at 11.12 kilograms per year per capita against 10.21 kilograms per year per capita in Sri Lanka as of 1991.
What is the difference in per capita meat and fish consumption between Sri Lanka and USSR?: 0.91 kilograms per year per capita, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Sri Lanka and USSR rank globally for per capita meat and fish consumption?: Sri Lanka ranks 135th and USSR ranks 132nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Per capita meat and fish consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Per capita meat and fish consumption
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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