Iran vs Sri Lanka: Dietary composition by country
Iran
0.5 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.61 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Iran rank
174th
Sri Lanka rank
172nd
Dietary composition by country over time
- Iran
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.61 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.5 kilocalories per day per capita in Iran, a difference of 0.11 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Iran ranks 174th and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | 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 | 0.6817 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4061 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2756 kilocalories per day per capita | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.8632 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5796 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6186 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5426 kilocalories per day per capita | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.3941 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9832 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.589 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.561 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.457 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.4925 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.995 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5025 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Iran or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.61 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.5 kilocalories per day per capita in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Iran and Sri Lanka?
- 0.11 kilocalories per day per capita, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Sri Lanka rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Iran ranks 174th 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.