Greece vs Sri Lanka: Calorie supply by food group
Greece
2,461 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2,474 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Greece rank
68th
Sri Lanka rank
65th
Calorie supply by food group over time
- Greece
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,474 kilocalories per day per capita against 2,461 kilocalories per day per capita in Greece, a difference of 13 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,451 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,161 kilocalories per day per capita | 289.96 kilocalories per day per capita | Greece |
| 1970s | 2,662 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,152 kilocalories per day per capita | 509.11 kilocalories per day per capita | Greece |
| 1980s | 2,691 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,226 kilocalories per day per capita | 464.65 kilocalories per day per capita | Greece |
| 1990s | 2,793 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,170 kilocalories per day per capita | 622.5 kilocalories per day per capita | Greece |
| 2000s | 2,757 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,184 kilocalories per day per capita | 572.78 kilocalories per day per capita | Greece |
| 2010s | 2,596 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,435 kilocalories per day per capita | 160.89 kilocalories per day per capita | Greece |
| 2020s | 2,487 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,586 kilocalories per day per capita | 99.11 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher calorie supply by food group, Greece or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,474 kilocalories per day per capita against 2,461 kilocalories per day per capita in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in calorie supply by food group between Greece and Sri Lanka?
- 13 kilocalories per day per capita, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Sri Lanka rank globally for calorie supply by food group?
- Greece ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Calorie supply by food group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.