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
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) β 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.