Number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica

Jamaica: Number of people who are undernourished was 200,000 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
200,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 130 countries
All-time high
200,000
in 2001
All-time low
200,000
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica, 2001–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2001201220232001: 200.0k2002: 200.0k2003: 200.0k2004: 200.0k2005: 200.0k2006: 200.0k2007: 200.0k2008: 200.0k2009: 200.0k2010: 200.0k2011: 200.0k2012: 200.0k2013: 200.0k2014: 200.0k2015: 200.0k2016: 200.0k2017: 200.0k2018: 200.0k2019: 200.0k2020: 200.0k2021: 200.0k2022: 200.0k2023: 200.0k

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).

Analysis

In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica stood at 200,000. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica peaked at 200,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 200,000, in 2001.

Jamaica ranks 93rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 200,000
2002 200,000 +0.0%
2003 200,000 +0.0%
2004 200,000 +0.0%
2005 200,000 +0.0%
2006 200,000 +0.0%
2007 200,000 +0.0%
2008 200,000 +0.0%
2009 200,000 +0.0%
2010 200,000 +0.0%
2011 200,000 +0.0%
2012 200,000 +0.0%
2013 200,000 +0.0%
2014 200,000 +0.0%
2015 200,000 +0.0%
2016 200,000 +0.0%
2017 200,000 +0.0%
2018 200,000 +0.0%
2019 200,000 +0.0%
2020 200,000 +0.0%
2021 200,000 +0.0%
2022 200,000 +0.0%
2023 200,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 200,000 200,000 200,000 9
2010s 200,000 200,000 200,000 10
2020s 200,000 200,000 200,000 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 93 Albania 200,000 compare
  2. 93 Bulgaria 200,000 compare
  3. 93 Eswatini 200,000 compare
  4. 93 Hong Kong, China 200,000 compare
  5. 93 Serbia 200,000 compare
  6. 93 Slovakia 200,000 compare
  7. 93 Solomon Islands 200,000 compare
  8. 93 Trinidad and Tobago 200,000 compare
  9. 93 United Arab Emirates 200,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica?
Number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica was 200,000 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 200,000 in 2001.
What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2001.
How does Jamaica rank for number of people who are undernourished?
Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people who are undernourished
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,649 data points, 2001–2023
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Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.