Jamaica vs Suriname: Dietary composition by country
Jamaica
59.03 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Suriname
53.17 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Jamaica rank
21st
Suriname rank
24th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Jamaica
- Suriname
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 59.03 kilocalories per day per capita against 53.17 kilocalories per day per capita in Suriname, a difference of 5.86 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
Jamaica ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 24th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8824 kilocalories per day per capita | Suriname |
| 1970s | 3.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.18 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.49 kilocalories per day per capita | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.8985 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.15 kilocalories per day per capita | Suriname |
| 1990s | 5.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9312 kilocalories per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 8.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 17.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.93 kilocalories per day per capita | Suriname |
| 2010s | 18.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 49.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 31.45 kilocalories per day per capita | Suriname |
| 2020s | 54.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 47.32 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.98 kilocalories per day per capita | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Jamaica or Suriname?
- Jamaica, at 59.03 kilocalories per day per capita against 53.17 kilocalories per day per capita in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Jamaica and Suriname?
- 5.86 kilocalories per day per capita, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Suriname rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Jamaica ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 24th 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.