Beverages — Vitamin A supply (retinol equivalents) — Value in South Africa
South Africa: Beverages — Vitamin A supply (retinol equivalents) — Value was 16 μg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Beverages — Vitamin A supply (retinol equivalents) — Value in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 16 μg/cap/d for beverages — vitamin a supply (retinol equivalents) — value in 2023.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beverages — vitamin a supply (retinol equivalents) — value in South Africa peaked at 91 μg/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5 μg/cap/d, in 2017.
South Africa ranks 20th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beverages — Vitamin A supply (retinol equivalents) — Value in South Africa, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 91 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 90 μg/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 84 μg/cap/d | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 71 μg/cap/d | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 7 μg/cap/d | -90.1% |
| 2015 | 7 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 μg/cap/d | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 5 μg/cap/d | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 6 μg/cap/d | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 5 μg/cap/d | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 15 μg/cap/d | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 16 μg/cap/d | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 14 μg/cap/d | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 16 μg/cap/d | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.2 μg/cap/d | 5 μg/cap/d | 91 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.25 μg/cap/d | 14 μg/cap/d | 16 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 18 Antigua and Barbuda 17 μg/cap/d compare
- 18 Cuba 17 μg/cap/d compare
- 20 Bahamas 16 μg/cap/d compare
- 22 Barbados 15 μg/cap/d compare
- 22 Seychelles 15 μg/cap/d compare
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 beverages — vitamin a supply (retinol equivalents) — value in South Africa?
- Beverages — vitamin a supply (retinol equivalents) — value in South Africa was 16 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beverages — vitamin a supply (retinol equivalents) — value recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91 μg/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest beverages — vitamin a supply (retinol equivalents) — value recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 μg/cap/d in 2017.
- How does South Africa rank for beverages — vitamin a supply (retinol equivalents) — value?
- South Africa ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beverages — vitamin a supply (retinol equivalents) — value rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 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.