Vegetables — Food supply in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Vegetables — Food supply was 442,460 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables — Food supply in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetables — food supply in Sri Lanka stood at 442,460 million Kcal.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables — food supply in Sri Lanka peaked at 530,802 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 261,796 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Vegetables — Food supply in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 261,796 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 275,815 million Kcal | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 281,704 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 316,965 million Kcal | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 324,779 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 422,492 million Kcal | +30.1% |
| 2016 | 431,629 million Kcal | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 402,636 million Kcal | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 444,848 million Kcal | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 412,059 million Kcal | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 499,266 million Kcal | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 530,802 million Kcal | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 441,895 million Kcal | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 442,460 million Kcal | +0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 442,460 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 221,479 million Kcal, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 442,460 million Kcal is below the median for South Asia, which is 846,975 million Kcal, 52% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 357,472 million Kcal | 261,796 million Kcal | 444,848 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 478,606 million Kcal | 441,895 million Kcal | 530,802 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 68 Malawi 456,037 million Kcal compare
- 69 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 452,972 million Kcal compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 446,421 million Kcal compare
- 72 Belarus 432,997 million Kcal compare
- 73 Israel 402,786 million Kcal compare
- 74 Lao People's Democratic Republic 401,406 million Kcal compare
- 74 Laos 401,406 million Kcal compare
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 vegetables — food supply in Sri Lanka?
- Vegetables — food supply in Sri Lanka was 442,460 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables — food supply recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 530,802 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest vegetables — food supply recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,796 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for vegetables — food supply?
- Sri Lanka ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables — food supply rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 Vegetables — 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.