Minimum requirement calories in Jamaica
Jamaica: Minimum requirement calories was 1,936 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum requirement calories in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in Jamaica is 1,936, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Jamaica peaked at 1,936 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,823, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum requirement calories in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,823 | — |
| 2001 | 1,829 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,835 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,840 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,846 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,851 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,857 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,862 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,868 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,874 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,880 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,886 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,892 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,898 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,903 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,908 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,912 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,917 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,920 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,924 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,927 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,930 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,932 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,934 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,936 | +0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,936 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,936 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,848 | 1,823 | 1,874 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,904 | 1,880 | 1,924 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,932 | 1,927 | 1,936 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Jamaica?
- Minimum requirement calories in Jamaica was 1,936 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,936 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,823 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Jamaica ranks 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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