Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Dietary composition by country

Myanmar
0.58 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.61 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Myanmar rank
173rd
Sri Lanka rank
172nd

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Myanmar
  • Sri Lanka
02468196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.61 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.58 kilocalories per day per capita in Myanmar, a difference of 0.03 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Myanmar ranks 173rd and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar 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 kilocalories per day per capita 1.44 kilocalories per day per capita 1.44 kilocalories per day per capita Sri Lanka
1990s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0.6186 kilocalories per day per capita 0.6186 kilocalories per day per capita Sri Lanka
2000s 0.8478 kilocalories per day per capita 0.9832 kilocalories per day per capita 0.1354 kilocalories per day per capita Sri Lanka
2010s 6.93 kilocalories per day per capita 1.02 kilocalories per day per capita 5.91 kilocalories per day per capita Myanmar
2020s 2.21 kilocalories per day per capita 0.995 kilocalories per day per capita 1.21 kilocalories per day per capita Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary composition by country, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.61 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.58 kilocalories per day per capita in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
0.03 kilocalories per day per capita, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Myanmar ranks 173rd 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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Indicator
Dietary composition by country
Unit
kilocalories per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 10,034 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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