Number healthy diet unaffordable in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 9.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.90 million
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
43rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
10.20 million
in 2022
All-time low
7.20 million
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Sri Lanka, 2017–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2017202020242017: 7.9M2018: 7.2M2019: 7.2M2020: 8.3M2021: 8.5M2022: 10.2M2023: 10.0M2024: 9.9M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number healthy diet unaffordable in Sri Lanka stood at 9.90 million.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

That places Sri Lanka 43rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Number healthy diet unaffordable in Sri Lanka, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 7.90 million
2018 7.20 million -8.9%
2019 7.20 million +0.0%
2020 8.30 million +15.3%
2021 8.50 million +2.4%
2022 10.20 million +20.0%
2023 10.00 million -2.0%
2024 9.90 million -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.43 million 7.20 million 7.90 million 3
2020s 9.38 million 8.30 million 10.20 million 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 40 Rwanda 10.70 million compare
  2. 41 Haiti 10.30 million compare
  3. 42 Romania 10.00 million compare
  4. 44 Algeria 9.40 million compare
  5. 45 Japan 8.90 million compare
  6. 45 Viet Nam 8.90 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Sri Lanka?
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Sri Lanka was 9.90 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 10.20 million in 2022.
What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 7.20 million in 2018.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
Sri Lanka ranks 43rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number healthy diet unaffordable
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
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