Sri Lanka vs Tanzania: Dietary composition by country
Sri Lanka
0.61 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Tanzania
0.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
172nd
Tanzania rank
175th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.61 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Tanzania, a difference of 0.12 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 172nd and Tanzania ranks 175th of 191 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.113 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.113 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.4061 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4061 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.44 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.6186 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6186 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.9832 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0995 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8837 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.888 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.13 kilocalories per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.995 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7625 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2325 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, Sri Lanka or Tanzania?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.61 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
- 0.12 kilocalories per day per capita, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tanzania rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Sri Lanka ranks 172nd and Tanzania ranks 175th 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.