El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Minimum daily requirement of calories
El Salvador
1,796 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1,797 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
El Salvador rank
128th
Sri Lanka rank
126th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1,797 kilocalories per person per day against 1,796 kilocalories per person per day in El Salvador, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 128th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 195 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,726 kilocalories per person per day | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | 57.1 kilocalories per person per day | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1,767 kilocalories per person per day | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | 18.9 kilocalories per person per day | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | 4.6 kilocalories per person per day | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1,797 kilocalories per person per day against 1,796 kilocalories per person per day in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- El Salvador ranks 128th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The minimum amount of daily dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to ensure they maintain a minimum weight for health. Across a population, this takes factors such as the age, sex, height, and activity levels of different individuals into account.