Colombia vs Jamaica: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
59.5%
in 2023
Jamaica
59.9%
in 2023
Colombia rank
89th
Jamaica rank
87th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 59.9% against 59.5% in Colombia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 89th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.8% | 67.8% | 5.9% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 74.1% | 67.6% | 6.5% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 72.8% | 67.1% | 5.7% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 69.4% | 64.8% | 4.6% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 62.1% | 4.8% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 62.7% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 60.8% | 1.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 59.9% against 59.5% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Jamaica?
- 0.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Jamaica rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 89th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.