Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 2.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.7%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
158th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2017
All-time low
1.3%
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein 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 2.7% for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1974.
Sri Lanka ranks 158th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.6% | — |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.7% | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | -17.0% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -14.4% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 4 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0608 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Sri Lanka?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Sri Lanka was 2.7% 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 the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1974.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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