Senegal vs Sri Lanka: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
Senegal
60 percent
in 2021
Sri Lanka
59 percent
in 2021
Senegal rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita over time
- Senegal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 60 percent against 59 percent in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.67 percent | 57.44 percent | 5.22 percent | Senegal |
| 2010s | 60 percent | 61.8 percent | 1.8 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 60 percent | 59.5 percent | 0.5 percent | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita, Senegal or Sri Lanka?
- Senegal, at 60 percent against 59 percent in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita between Senegal and Sri Lanka?
- 1 percent, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 182 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers 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
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.