Number undernourished in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number undernourished was 1.70 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number undernourished in Sri Lanka, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.70 million for number undernourished in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number undernourished in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.30 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 700,000, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 53rd out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number undernourished in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.30 million | — |
| 2002 | 3.20 million | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.00 million | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.90 million | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.70 million | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.50 million | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 2.30 million | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.20 million | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.30 million | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.10 million | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.90 million | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 1.30 million | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 900,000 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 1.20 million | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 800,000 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 700,000 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million | +42.9% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 1.70 million | +21.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.70 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 500,000, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number undernourished in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +42.9% | 700,000 | 1.00 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.81 million | 2.20 million | 3.30 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million | 800,000 | 2.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million | 700,000 | 1.70 million | 4 |
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 number undernourished in Sri Lanka?
- Number undernourished in Sri Lanka was 1.70 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number undernourished recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest number undernourished recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 700,000 in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number undernourished?
- Sri Lanka ranks 53rd out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number undernourished rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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