Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 13.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from fats 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
In 2023, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 13.3%.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 20.3% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 187th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.8% | — |
| 1962 | 19.9% | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 20.3% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 18.7% | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 18.2% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 16.3% | -10.1% |
| 1967 | 18.0% | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 18.2% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 18.6% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 19.5% | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 18.7% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 19.8% | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 18.0% | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 17.6% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 17.3% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 17.3% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 17.8% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 17.7% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 17.3% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 17.2% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 17.9% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 18.5% | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.6% | 16.3% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.1% | 17.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 16.4% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 16.4% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 14.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 184 Ghana 14.0% compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 13.9% compare
- 186 Rwanda 13.7% compare
- 188 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.9% compare
- 189 Cambodia 11.8% compare
- 190 Madagascar 9.9% compare
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- 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 fats vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka was 13.3% 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 fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1963.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 fats 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 fats, measured as the daily caloric supply from fat as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.