Number of undernourished people (millions) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.2 num m in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.2 num m
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.2 num m
in 2001
All-time low
0.2 num m
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Number of undernourished people in Jamaica, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Jamaica is 0.2 num m, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Jamaica peaked at 0.2 num m in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2 num m, in 2001.
That places Jamaica 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.2 num m is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 num m, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.2 num m is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 num m, 16% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 100 Albania 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Bulgaria 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Djibouti 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Eswatini 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Panama 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Serbia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Solomon Islands 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Timor-Leste 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2 num m compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 0.2 num m compare
- 100 East Timor 0.2 num m compare
More development goals data for Jamaica
- Red List Index 0.5928 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 81.67 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 454.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 535 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Jamaica?
- Number of undernourished people in Jamaica was 0.2 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 num m in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 num m in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of undernourished people?
- Jamaica ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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