Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
77.3%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
76.6%
in 2023
Ghana rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
9th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 77.3% against 76.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.0% | 73.2% | 3.8% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 73.1% | 73.8% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 72.0% | 74.4% | 2.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 73.7% | 3.4% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 74.1% | 3.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 75.4% | 2.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 75.6% | 1.7% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Ghana, at 77.3% against 76.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.7%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 192 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 Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.