Prevalence of undernourishment in Sri Lanka
An estimated 4.9% of people in Sri Lanka were undernourished in 2024.
Sri Lanka, 2024
4.9%
Change from 2023
−1.7percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
82nd of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Sri Lanka over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.9% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.7 percentage points from 6.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.1%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Sri Lanka has the 82nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Cereal yield
4,068 kg per hectare
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.21e (Estimate) per person per day
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34.9%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
1.59e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
54.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
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