Minimum daily requirement of calories in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,797 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,797 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
126th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,797 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,773 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per person per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum daily requirement of calories in Sri Lanka is 1,797 kilocalories per person per day, 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 daily requirement of calories in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,797 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,773 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,773 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,780 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,787 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,787 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,785 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,785 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,787 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,793 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,796 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,797 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1,797 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,802 kilocalories per person per day, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | 1,773 kilocalories per person per day | 1,787 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 124 Mongolia 1,800 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 125 Belize 1,799 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 126 Indonesia 1,797 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 128 El Salvador 1,796 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 129 Gabon 1,795 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 129 Ghana 1,795 kilocalories per person per day compare
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 daily requirement of calories in Sri Lanka?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Sri Lanka was 1,797 kilocalories per person per day in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,797 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,773 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Sri Lanka ranks 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.