Daily supply of different food groups per person in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Daily supply of different food groups per person was 628 grams per day per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
628 grams per day per capita
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
20th
of 192 countries
All-time high
756.74 grams per day per capita
in 2015
All-time low
340.4 grams per day per capita
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Daily supply of different food groups per person in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in grams per day per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, daily supply of different food groups per person in Sri Lanka stood at 628 grams per day per capita.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of different food groups per person in Sri Lanka peaked at 756.74 grams per day per capita in 2015 and was at its lowest, 340.4 grams per day per capita, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Daily supply of different food groups per person in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | grams per day per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 340.4 grams per day per capita | — |
| 1962 | 341.93 grams per day per capita | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 343.33 grams per day per capita | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 378.22 grams per day per capita | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 381.85 grams per day per capita | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 393.57 grams per day per capita | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 410.86 grams per day per capita | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 407.19 grams per day per capita | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 394.47 grams per day per capita | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 388.15 grams per day per capita | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 380.56 grams per day per capita | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 372.26 grams per day per capita | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 403.88 grams per day per capita | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 421.72 grams per day per capita | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 411.25 grams per day per capita | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 406.63 grams per day per capita | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 433.17 grams per day per capita | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 431.69 grams per day per capita | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 386.8 grams per day per capita | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 359.22 grams per day per capita | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 376.84 grams per day per capita | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 402.06 grams per day per capita | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 395.31 grams per day per capita | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 391.13 grams per day per capita | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 403.92 grams per day per capita | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 399.12 grams per day per capita | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 415.79 grams per day per capita | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 413.01 grams per day per capita | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 402.19 grams per day per capita | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 408.79 grams per day per capita | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 391.71 grams per day per capita | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 398.93 grams per day per capita | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 394.67 grams per day per capita | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 414.89 grams per day per capita | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 419.45 grams per day per capita | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 397.53 grams per day per capita | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 385.42 grams per day per capita | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 372.26 grams per day per capita | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 408.14 grams per day per capita | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 367.13 grams per day per capita | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 382.94 grams per day per capita | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 383.22 grams per day per capita | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 389.51 grams per day per capita | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 409.32 grams per day per capita | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 412.29 grams per day per capita | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 394.24 grams per day per capita | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 399.73 grams per day per capita | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 402.54 grams per day per capita | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 422.34 grams per day per capita | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 610.03 grams per day per capita | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 610.14 grams per day per capita | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 613.23 grams per day per capita | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 632.19 grams per day per capita | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 638.63 grams per day per capita | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 756.74 grams per day per capita | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 648.71 grams per day per capita | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 635.26 grams per day per capita | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 663.67 grams per day per capita | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 664.08 grams per day per capita | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 742.74 grams per day per capita | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 723.4 grams per day per capita | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 622.14 grams per day per capita | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 628 grams per day per capita | +0.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 628 grams per day per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 435.62 grams per day per capita, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 628 grams per day per capita is below the median for South Asia, which is 646.12 grams per day per capita, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily supply of different food groups per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +44.4% | 422.34 grams per day per capita | 610.03 grams per day per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 376.87 grams per day per capita | 340.4 grams per day per capita | 410.86 grams per day per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 403.61 grams per day per capita | 372.26 grams per day per capita | 433.17 grams per day per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 395.86 grams per day per capita | 359.22 grams per day per capita | 415.79 grams per day per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 399.18 grams per day per capita | 372.26 grams per day per capita | 419.45 grams per day per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 396.33 grams per day per capita | 367.13 grams per day per capita | 422.34 grams per day per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 647.27 grams per day per capita | 610.03 grams per day per capita | 756.74 grams per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 679.07 grams per day per capita | 622.14 grams per day per capita | 742.74 grams per day per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 17 Senegal 657.12 grams per day per capita compare
- 18 Cuba 630.44 grams per day per capita compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 630.22 grams per day per capita compare
- 21 Mauritania 617.07 grams per day per capita compare
- 22 China 598.82 grams per day per capita compare
- 23 Indonesia 593.56 grams per day per capita 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 daily supply of different food groups per person in Sri Lanka?
- Daily supply of different food groups per person in Sri Lanka was 628 grams per day per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 756.74 grams per day per capita in 2015.
- What is the lowest daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 340.4 grams per day per capita in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for daily supply of different food groups per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of different food groups per person rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of different food groups per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.