Botswana vs Jamaica: Dietary composition by country
Botswana
54.22 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Jamaica
59.03 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Botswana rank
22nd
Jamaica rank
21st
Dietary composition by country over time
- Botswana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 59.03 kilocalories per day per capita against 54.22 kilocalories per day per capita in Botswana, a difference of 4.81 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Botswana ranks 22nd and Jamaica ranks 21st of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.31 kilocalories per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.69 kilocalories per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.5286 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8985 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3698 kilocalories per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 4.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2718 kilocalories per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 10.55 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.08 kilocalories per day per capita | Botswana |
| 2010s | 49.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 18.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 31.02 kilocalories per day per capita | Botswana |
| 2020s | 57.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 54.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.33 kilocalories per day per capita | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Botswana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 59.03 kilocalories per day per capita against 54.22 kilocalories per day per capita in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Botswana and Jamaica?
- 4.81 kilocalories per day per capita, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Jamaica rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Botswana ranks 22nd and Jamaica ranks 21st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Dietary composition by country. 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.