Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Dietary composition by country
Egypt
0.69 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.61 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Egypt rank
170th
Sri Lanka rank
172nd
Dietary composition by country over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.69 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.61 kilocalories per day per capita in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.08 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Egypt ranks 170th and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.113 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.113 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4061 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4061 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.8962 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5467 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6186 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5003 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9832 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.03 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.21 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.995 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2725 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 0.69 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.61 kilocalories per day per capita in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 0.08 kilocalories per day per capita, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Egypt ranks 170th and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd 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 Dietary composition by country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.