Jamaica vs Panama: Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Jamaica
394.75 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Panama
422.73 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Jamaica rank
24th
Panama rank
21st
Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines over time
- Jamaica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 422.73 kilograms per year per capita against 394.75 kilograms per year per capita in Jamaica, a difference of 27.98 kilograms per year per capita.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 24th and Panama ranks 21st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 312.11 kilograms per year per capita | 293.61 kilograms per year per capita | 18.5 kilograms per year per capita | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 294.09 kilograms per year per capita | 306.26 kilograms per year per capita | 12.17 kilograms per year per capita | Panama |
| 1980s | 329.25 kilograms per year per capita | 215.06 kilograms per year per capita | 114.19 kilograms per year per capita | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 336.38 kilograms per year per capita | 207.85 kilograms per year per capita | 128.53 kilograms per year per capita | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 367.53 kilograms per year per capita | 233.35 kilograms per year per capita | 134.17 kilograms per year per capita | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 318.34 kilograms per year per capita | 255.59 kilograms per year per capita | 62.75 kilograms per year per capita | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 375.28 kilograms per year per capita | 384.77 kilograms per year per capita | 9.49 kilograms per year per capita | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines, Jamaica or Panama?
- Panama, at 422.73 kilograms per year per capita against 394.75 kilograms per year per capita in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines between Jamaica and Panama?
- 27.98 kilograms per year per capita, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Jamaica ranks 24th and Panama ranks 21st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.