Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 2,751 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sri Lanka, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2,751 kcal/cap/d for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sri Lanka peaked at 3,008 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,355 kcal/cap/d, in 2002.
That places Sri Lanka 105th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,372 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 2,355 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,364 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,390 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,399 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,429 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,438 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,500 kcal/cap/d | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2,506 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,463 kcal/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2,449 kcal/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,513 kcal/cap/d | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2,525 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,556 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3,006 kcal/cap/d | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 2,741 kcal/cap/d | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 2,616 kcal/cap/d | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 2,765 kcal/cap/d | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 2,719 kcal/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3,008 kcal/cap/d | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 2,937 kcal/cap/d | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,568 kcal/cap/d | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 2,712 kcal/cap/d | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 2,751 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2,751 kcal/cap/d is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,016 kcal/cap/d, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,417 kcal/cap/d | 2,355 kcal/cap/d | 2,506 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,635 kcal/cap/d | 2,449 kcal/cap/d | 3,006 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,795 kcal/cap/d | 2,568 kcal/cap/d | 3,008 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
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 dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sri Lanka?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sri Lanka was 2,751 kcal/cap/d in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3,008 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,355 kcal/cap/d in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- Sri Lanka ranks 105th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.