Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Jamaica

Prevalence of undernourishment in Jamaica in 2023 — 7.7%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.

2023 7.7% +0.2 pp vs 2022
World rank 103of 165
Period maximum 8.6%2009
Period minimum 6.3%2018

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Jamaica, 2001–20236789200120042007201020132016201920222001: 7.2%2002: 6.7%2003: 6.8%2004: 6.9%2005: 7.1%2006: 7.3%2007: 7.9%2008: 8.5%2009: 8.6%2010: 8.2%2011: 7.8%2012: 7.7%2013: 7.7%2014: 7.5%2015: 8%2016: 7.6%2017: 7.3%2018: 6.3%2019: 6.7%2020: 7%2021: 7.6%2022: 7.5%2023: 7.7%
Change over the period: +0.5 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica

Jamaica 7.7%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.7 +0.2 pp
2022 7.5 −0.1 pp
2021 7.6 +0.6 pp
2020 7 +0.3 pp
2019 6.7 +0.4 pp
2018 6.3 −1 pp
2017 7.3 −0.3 pp
2016 7.6 −0.4 pp
2015 8 +0.5 pp
2014 7.5 −0.2 pp
2013 7.7 +0 pp
2012 7.7 −0.1 pp
2011 7.8 −0.4 pp
2010 8.2 −0.4 pp
2009 8.6 +0.1 pp
2008 8.5 +0.6 pp
2007 7.9 +0.6 pp
2006 7.3 +0.2 pp
2005 7.1 +0.2 pp
2004 6.9 +0.1 pp
2003 6.8 +0.1 pp
2002 6.7 −0.5 pp
2001 7.2

About the indicator

The share of the population whose habitual intake of dietary energy is insufficient to maintain a normal, active and healthy life. The FAO estimate is built on food balance sheets, the distribution of consumption and the minimum energy requirement for the country in question — this is a modeled value, not an observed one.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.