Butter, Ghee — Food supply quantity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Butter, Ghee — Food supply quantity was 0.41 kg/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Butter, Ghee — Food supply quantity in Jamaica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, butter, ghee — food supply quantity in Jamaica stood at 0.41 kg/cap.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, butter, ghee — food supply quantity in Jamaica peaked at 0.6 kg/cap in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.25 kg/cap, in 2016.
Jamaica ranks 103rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Butter, Ghee — Food supply quantity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.43 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 0.37 kg/cap | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 kg/cap | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.32 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.38 kg/cap | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.25 kg/cap | -34.2% |
| 2017 | 0.35 kg/cap | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 kg/cap | +71.4% |
| 2019 | 0.45 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.28 kg/cap | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 0.34 kg/cap | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.44 kg/cap | +29.4% |
| 2023 | 0.41 kg/cap | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.375 kg/cap | 0.25 kg/cap | 0.6 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3675 kg/cap | 0.28 kg/cap | 0.44 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 100 Namibia 0.46 kg/cap compare
- 101 Colombia 0.45 kg/cap compare
- 102 Saint Lucia 0.42 kg/cap compare
- 104 Turkmenistan 0.4 kg/cap compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 0.4 kg/cap compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.38 kg/cap compare
- 106 Mexico 0.38 kg/cap compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4057 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is butter, ghee — food supply quantity in Jamaica?
- Butter, ghee — food supply quantity in Jamaica was 0.41 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest butter, ghee — food supply quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 kg/cap in 2018.
- What is the lowest butter, ghee — food supply quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 kg/cap in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for butter, ghee — food supply quantity?
- Jamaica ranks 103rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is butter, ghee — food supply quantity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Butter, Ghee — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.