All food groups (excluding beverages) — Vitamin A supply (retinol) in Iceland
Iceland: All food groups (excluding beverages) — Vitamin A supply (retinol) was 1,950 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
All food groups (excluding beverages) — Vitamin A supply (retinol) in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 1,950 μg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) in Iceland peaked at 2,109 μg/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,829 μg/cap/d, in 2015.
That places Iceland 13th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
All food groups (excluding beverages) — Vitamin A supply (retinol) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,918 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 1,858 μg/cap/d | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 2,109 μg/cap/d | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 2,053 μg/cap/d | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,977 μg/cap/d | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,829 μg/cap/d | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1,896 μg/cap/d | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,926 μg/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2,007 μg/cap/d | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2,005 μg/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,956 μg/cap/d | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 2,003 μg/cap/d | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,022 μg/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,950 μg/cap/d | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,958 μg/cap/d | 1,829 μg/cap/d | 2,109 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,983 μg/cap/d | 1,950 μg/cap/d | 2,022 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 10 Albania 2,046 μg/cap/d compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 721 μg/cap/d compare
- 11 Armenia 1,986 μg/cap/d compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 681 μg/cap/d compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 642 μg/cap/d compare
- 12 Nepal 1,964 μg/cap/d compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 593 μg/cap/d compare
- 14 Ireland 1,913 μg/cap/d compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,874 μg/cap/d compare
- 16 Oman 1,853 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) in Iceland?
- All food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) in Iceland was 1,950 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,109 μg/cap/d in 2012.
- What is the lowest all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,829 μg/cap/d in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol)?
- Iceland ranks 13th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all food groups (excluding beverages) — vitamin a supply (retinol) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland 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 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.