Jamaica vs Norway: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Jamaica
149.06 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Norway
160 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Jamaica rank
21st
Norway rank
19th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Jamaica
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 160 kilocalories per day per capita against 149.06 kilocalories per day per capita in Jamaica, a difference of 10.94 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Jamaica ranks 21st and Norway ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 26.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.39 kilocalories per day per capita | Norway |
| 1970s | 27.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 35.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.41 kilocalories per day per capita | Norway |
| 1980s | 24.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 53.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 29.24 kilocalories per day per capita | Norway |
| 1990s | 44.22 kilocalories per day per capita | 51.53 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.3 kilocalories per day per capita | Norway |
| 2000s | 53.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 86.18 kilocalories per day per capita | 32.86 kilocalories per day per capita | Norway |
| 2010s | 93.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 338.91 kilocalories per day per capita | 245.7 kilocalories per day per capita | Norway |
| 2020s | 141.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 195.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 53.67 kilocalories per day per capita | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Jamaica or Norway?
- Norway, at 160 kilocalories per day per capita against 149.06 kilocalories per day per capita in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Jamaica and Norway?
- 10.94 kilocalories per day per capita, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Norway rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Jamaica ranks 21st and Norway ranks 19th of 192 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 compositions by commodity group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.