Caribbean vs Jamaica: Yams — Food supply
Yams — Food supply over time
- Caribbean
- Jamaica
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 183,606 million Kcal against 126,974 million Kcal in Jamaica, a difference of 56,632 million Kcal.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 10th and Jamaica ranks 12th of 113 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 468,424 million Kcal | 99,659 million Kcal | 368,765 million Kcal | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 196,770 million Kcal | 135,724 million Kcal | 61,047 million Kcal | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — food supply, Caribbean or Jamaica?
- Caribbean, at 183,606 million Kcal against 126,974 million Kcal in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in yams — food supply between Caribbean and Jamaica?
- 56,632 million Kcal, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Jamaica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and Jamaica rank globally for yams — food supply?
- Caribbean ranks 10th and Jamaica ranks 12th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Yams — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.