Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value was 185 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Sri Lanka, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Sri Lanka is 185 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 330.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Sri Lanka peaked at 193 kcal/cap/d in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9 kcal/cap/d, in 2007.
That places Sri Lanka 1st out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 41 kcal/cap/d | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 35 kcal/cap/d | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 36 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 18 kcal/cap/d | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 22 kcal/cap/d | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 9 kcal/cap/d | -59.1% |
| 2008 | 11 kcal/cap/d | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 13 kcal/cap/d | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 12 kcal/cap/d | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 36 kcal/cap/d | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 56 kcal/cap/d | +55.6% |
| 2013 | 57 kcal/cap/d | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 43 kcal/cap/d | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 16 kcal/cap/d | -62.8% |
| 2016 | 193 kcal/cap/d | +1106.2% |
| 2017 | 184 kcal/cap/d | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 187 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 176 kcal/cap/d | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 166 kcal/cap/d | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 129 kcal/cap/d | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 140 kcal/cap/d | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 178 kcal/cap/d | +27.1% |
| 2024 | 185 kcal/cap/d | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.11 kcal/cap/d | 9 kcal/cap/d | 50 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 96 kcal/cap/d | 12 kcal/cap/d | 193 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 159.6 kcal/cap/d | 129 kcal/cap/d | 185 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
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- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Sri Lanka?
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Sri Lanka was 185 kcal/cap/d in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 193 kcal/cap/d in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 kcal/cap/d in 2007.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 330.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Per capita food supply variability (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.