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shortage.life · session_log · 2026-05-17 14:32 UTCPID 47023 · ttyS0 · uptime 312d

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shortage.life
v0.3 · brussels · build f3a2c81
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// $_ exec

$ shortage country get JAM
> stress_index: 0.50 WATCH
> 1 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $84.27 ▲
TTF       €31.50 ▼
OPEC_SP   3.8 mb/d ●
SPR_US    372.4 Mb
FAO_FFPI  121.4 ▲
auto-refresh 60slatency 312msbuild 0.3.0commit f3a2c81UTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%
~/countries/JAM·region: Caribbean·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/JAM

Jamaica / JAM

ISO JAMJM│capital: Kingston│region: Caribbean│population: 2.8M
WATCH
STRESS INDEX · v3.20.50

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.50

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$19 bn
GDP PER CAPITA$6,800
AREA10,991 km²
POPULATION2.8M
INFLATION · 20265.2%
INFLATION FORECAST · 20274.5%
CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y3%
PUBLIC DEBT / GDP72%
UNEMPLOYMENT5%
ELECTRICITY ACCESS98%
electricity generation mix · %
  • Fossil88 88.0%
  • Nuclear0 0.0%
  • Renewables12 12.0%
inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0 mb/d
OIL CONSUMPTION0.05 mb/d
GAS PRODUCTION0 bcm
GAS CONSUMPTION0.2 bcm
POSTUREnet importer
IMPORT DEPENDENCY80%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY25%
POSTUREnet importer
key commodities:
oilgaswheat

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER30days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

Jamaica imports all of its fuel and has shifted much of its power generation from oil to imported LNG. Hurricanes are a recurrent threat to its grid and harvests. Low cereal self-sufficiency makes it a structural food importer.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESShigh
DROUGHTsevere

Jamaica faces recurrent drought, with the reservoirs supplying Kingston drawn down.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS
  • Mona reservoirbelow normal

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

1 events recorded
2026-03-12ECONIran-war fuel price shock hits Caribbean importersCARICOM Energy Unit

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// CARIBBEAN-FUEL-2026

Caribbean import-fuel crisis.

prob 0.48
severity 3.5 / 5 · revision 2026-05-10elevated · 14 Caribbean economies · diesel + jet fuel + power
open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPERESERVEDAYS COVERSTATUS
Oil · commercial inventoriesAll liquid fuel is imported; stocks buffer hurricane-season disruption.moderate30daysWATCH
Natural gas · LNG-fired generationImported LNG now fuels much of the power system, displacing oil.import-based15daysWATCH
Grain · commercial stocksNegligible cereal output leaves Jamaica dependent on imported staples.limited30daysWATCH

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS270
YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +13%
RANK · WORLD#124
TourismBauxiteAgriculture
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/JAM | jq '.stress'
> 0.50
endpoint: /api/v1/countries/JAM·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=JAM)·license: CC-BY-4.0