Daily supply of calories per person in Jamaica
Jamaica: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,892 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Jamaica is 2,892 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Jamaica peaked at 2,915 kilocalories per day in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,891 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 106th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,155 kilocalories per day | 1,891 kilocalories per day | 2,332 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,601 kilocalories per day | 2,481 kilocalories per day | 2,689 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,572 kilocalories per day | 2,512 kilocalories per day | 2,635 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,647 kilocalories per day | 2,557 kilocalories per day | 2,693 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,769 kilocalories per day | 2,702 kilocalories per day | 2,800 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,810 kilocalories per day | 2,747 kilocalories per day | 2,906 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,875 kilocalories per day | 2,830 kilocalories per day | 2,915 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Jamaica?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Jamaica was 2,892 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,915 kilocalories per day in 2022.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,891 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Jamaica ranks 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.