Iceland vs Jamaica: Dietary composition by country
Iceland
66.23 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Jamaica
59.03 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Iceland rank
18th
Jamaica rank
21st
Dietary composition by country over time
- Iceland
- Jamaica
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 66.23 kilocalories per day per capita against 59.03 kilocalories per day per capita in Jamaica, a difference of 7.2 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 21st of 191 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9041 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 1970s | 9.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.32 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 1980s | 26.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8985 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.59 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 1990s | 17.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.57 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 2000s | 26.29 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 17.82 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 2010s | 70.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 18.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 52.38 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 2020s | 67.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 54.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 13 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Iceland or Jamaica?
- Iceland, at 66.23 kilocalories per day per capita against 59.03 kilocalories per day per capita in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Iceland and Jamaica?
- 7.2 kilocalories per day per capita, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Jamaica rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Iceland ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 21st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.