Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 1.60 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.60 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.60 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.30 million
in 2016
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Jamaica, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.60 million for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Jamaica peaked at 1.60 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 2016.
That places Jamaica 73rd out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.40 million | — |
| 2016 | 1.30 million | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.50 million | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.60 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.34 million | 1.30 million | 1.40 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 1.40 million | 1.60 million | 4 |
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 number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Jamaica?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Jamaica was 1.60 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Jamaica ranks 73rd out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Number of people moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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