Minimum daily requirement of calories in Jamaica
Jamaica: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,936 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per person per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum daily requirement of calories in Jamaica is 1,936 kilocalories per person per day, 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 daily requirement of calories in Jamaica peaked at 1,936 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,823 kilocalories per person per day, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,848 kilocalories per person per day | 1,823 kilocalories per person per day | 1,874 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | 1,880 kilocalories per person per day | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,932 kilocalories per person per day | 1,927 kilocalories per person per day | 1,936 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 25 Poland 1,937 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 1,937 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 25 Spain 1,937 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 29 Ukraine 1,934 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 30 Bermuda 1,932 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 30 Puerto Rico 1,932 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.833 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9087 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.32 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.994 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 233.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Jamaica?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Jamaica was 1,936 kilocalories per person per day in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,936 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,823 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Jamaica ranks 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The minimum amount of daily dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to ensure they maintain a minimum weight for health. Across a population, this takes factors such as the age, sex, height, and activity levels of different individuals into account.