Jamaica vs Lebanon: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Jamaica
59.9%
in 2023
Lebanon
60.2%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
87th
Lebanon rank
86th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 60.2% against 59.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 87th and Lebanon ranks 86th of 192 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.8% | 65.8% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 67.6% | 64.9% | 2.7% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 67.1% | 61.4% | 5.7% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 60.6% | 4.2% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 58.1% | 4.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 57.9% | 4.8% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 59.9% | 0.9% | 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, Jamaica or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 60.2% against 59.9% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 0.3%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Lebanon rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 87th and Lebanon ranks 86th 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.