Dates — Food supply in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Dates — Food supply was 18,327 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dates — Food supply in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, dates — food supply in Sri Lanka stood at 18,327 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — food supply in Sri Lanka peaked at 22,490 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,915 million Kcal, in 2014.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Dates — Food supply in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12,477 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 16,868 million Kcal | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 14,453 million Kcal | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 15,198 million Kcal | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 11,915 million Kcal | -21.6% |
| 2015 | 14,794 million Kcal | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 15,763 million Kcal | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 17,324 million Kcal | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 22,490 million Kcal | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 16,090 million Kcal | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 16,902 million Kcal | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 20,934 million Kcal | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 14,738 million Kcal | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 18,327 million Kcal | +24.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 18,327 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 454.53 million Kcal, 40.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 18,327 million Kcal is above the median for South Asia, which is 10,214 million Kcal, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,737 million Kcal | 11,915 million Kcal | 22,490 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,725 million Kcal | 14,738 million Kcal | 20,934 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dates — food supply in Sri Lanka?
- Dates — food supply in Sri Lanka was 18,327 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — food supply recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 22,490 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest dates — food supply recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,915 million Kcal in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for dates — food supply?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dates — food supply rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dates — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.