Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Jamaica
Jamaica: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 2,919 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Jamaica stood at 2,919 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Jamaica peaked at 2,919 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,701 kcal/cap/d, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 86th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,701 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,735 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,740 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,746 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,743 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,744 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,729 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,713 kcal/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,715 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,737 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,758 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,777 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,786 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,806 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,795 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,815 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,835 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,879 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2,872 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,866 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,869 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,890 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,911 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,919 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2,919 kcal/cap/d is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,034 kcal/cap/d, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2,919 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,069 kcal/cap/d, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,730 kcal/cap/d | 2,701 kcal/cap/d | 2,746 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,819 kcal/cap/d | 2,758 kcal/cap/d | 2,879 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,897 kcal/cap/d | 2,869 kcal/cap/d | 2,919 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Jamaica?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Jamaica was 2,919 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,919 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,701 kcal/cap/d in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- Jamaica ranks 86th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.