Cassava and products — Food supply in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cassava and products — Food supply was 16,383 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cassava and products — Food supply in Jamaica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, cassava and products — food supply in Jamaica stood at 16,383 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.1% on the previous year and up 109.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava and products — food supply in Jamaica peaked at 27,265 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,952 million Kcal, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 54th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava and products — Food supply in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,116 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 7,856 million Kcal | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 8,012 million Kcal | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 7,822 million Kcal | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,952 million Kcal | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 8,333 million Kcal | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 9,386 million Kcal | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 8,840 million Kcal | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 11,429 million Kcal | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 8,425 million Kcal | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 27,265 million Kcal | +223.6% |
| 2021 | 26,499 million Kcal | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 22,463 million Kcal | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 16,383 million Kcal | -27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,517 million Kcal | 6,952 million Kcal | 11,429 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,152 million Kcal | 16,383 million Kcal | 27,265 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 51 Chile 20,096 million Kcal compare
- 52 Guyana 17,236 million Kcal compare
- 53 Australia and New Zealand 16,905 million Kcal compare
- 55 Burkina Faso 15,918 million Kcal compare
- 56 Republic of Korea 14,800 million Kcal compare
- 57 Gambia 14,340 million Kcal 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 cassava and products — food supply in Jamaica?
- Cassava and products — food supply in Jamaica was 16,383 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava and products — food supply recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 27,265 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest cassava and products — food supply recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,952 million Kcal in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for cassava and products — food supply?
- Jamaica ranks 54th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cassava and products — food supply rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava and products — Food supply (kcal). 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.