Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Rwanda
76.8%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
76.6%
in 2023
Rwanda rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
9th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 76.8% against 76.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.6% | 73.2% | 10.4% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 83.7% | 73.8% | 9.9% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 83.1% | 74.4% | 8.7% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 81.3% | 73.7% | 7.6% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 74.1% | 6.5% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 75.4% | 2.5% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 75.6% | 2.2% | Rwanda |
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, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
- Rwanda, at 76.8% 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 Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 7th 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.