Maize and products — Protein supply quantity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Maize and products — Protein supply quantity was 2,459 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Protein supply quantity in Jamaica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 2,459 t for maize and products — protein supply quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — protein supply quantity in Jamaica peaked at 2,496 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,085 t, in 2015.
That places Jamaica 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Protein supply quantity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,430 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,371 t | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1,398 t | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,408 t | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,643 t | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 1,085 t | -33.9% |
| 2016 | 1,839 t | +69.4% |
| 2017 | 2,367 t | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 2,339 t | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2,394 t | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2,265 t | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 2,420 t | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 2,496 t | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2,459 t | -1.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2,459 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,047 t, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2,459 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,334 t, 46% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize and products — Protein supply quantity in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +69.4% | 1,085 t | 1,839 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,727 t | 1,085 t | 2,394 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,410 t | 2,265 t | 2,496 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 107 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,740 t compare
- 108 Gabon 2,701 t compare
- 109 Niger 2,659 t compare
- 111 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,437 t compare
- 111 Laos 2,437 t compare
- 113 Mauritania 2,314 t 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 maize and products — protein supply quantity in Jamaica?
- Maize and products — protein supply quantity in Jamaica was 2,459 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — protein supply quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,496 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize and products — protein supply quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,085 t in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for maize and products — protein supply quantity?
- Jamaica ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — protein supply quantity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. 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 Maize and products — Protein supply quantity (t). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.