Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 76.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 76.6% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 76.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 1963.
That places Sri Lanka 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.9% | — |
| 1962 | 72.1% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 73.8% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 75.2% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 73.6% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 73.2% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 72.3% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 73.4% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 71.8% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 74.0% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 74.8% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 74.4% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 74.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 75.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 74.1% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 75.2% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 74.5% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.2% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 73.7% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 72.5% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 73.7% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 73.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.2% | 71.7% | 75.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.8% | 71.8% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.4% | 73.7% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 72.5% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 73.2% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 74.1% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 74.9% | 76.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 6 Ghana 77.3% compare
- 7 Rwanda 76.8% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 76.6% compare
- 10 Mozambique 75.3% compare
- 11 Bangladesh 74.6% compare
- 12 Malawi 74.1% compare
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka was 76.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 1963.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.