All food groups (excluding beverages) — Vitamin A supply (retinol) in South Africa
South Africa: All food groups (excluding beverages) — Vitamin A supply (retinol) was 727 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
All food groups (excluding beverages) — Vitamin A supply (retinol) in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) in South Africa is 727 μg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) in South Africa peaked at 766 μg/cap/d in 2016 and was at its lowest, 525 μg/cap/d, in 2010.
That places South Africa 75th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
All food groups (excluding beverages) — Vitamin A supply (retinol) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 525 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 527 μg/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 546 μg/cap/d | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 552 μg/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 727 μg/cap/d | +31.7% |
| 2015 | 742 μg/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 766 μg/cap/d | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 566 μg/cap/d | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 570 μg/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 742 μg/cap/d | +30.2% |
| 2020 | 741 μg/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 726 μg/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 707 μg/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 727 μg/cap/d | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 626.3 μg/cap/d | 525 μg/cap/d | 766 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 725.25 μg/cap/d | 707 μg/cap/d | 741 μg/cap/d | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) in South Africa?
- All food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) in South Africa was 727 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 766 μg/cap/d in 2016.
- What is the lowest all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 525 μg/cap/d in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol)?
- South Africa ranks 75th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All food groups (excluding beverages) — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.