Minimum requirement calories in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Minimum requirement calories was 1,797 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,797
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
126th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,797
in 2024
All-time low
1,773
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in Sri Lanka is 1,797, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,797 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,773, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum requirement calories in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,773 | — |
| 2001 | 1,777 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,780 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,782 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,784 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,786 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,787 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,787 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,786 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,785 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,784 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,784 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,784 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,783 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,784 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,785 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,786 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,787 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,789 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,790 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,792 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,793 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,795 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,796 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,797 | +0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,797 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1,797 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,802, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,783 | 1,773 | 1,787 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,786 | 1,783 | 1,790 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,795 | 1,792 | 1,797 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Sri Lanka?
- Minimum requirement calories in Sri Lanka was 1,797 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,797 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,773 in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Sri Lanka ranks 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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