Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Australia
Australia: Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) was 150 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Australia stood at 150 μg/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Australia peaked at 201 μg/cap/d in 2011 and was at its lowest, 150 μg/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Australia 30th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Australia, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 167 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 201 μg/cap/d | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 181 μg/cap/d | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 168 μg/cap/d | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 188 μg/cap/d | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 197 μg/cap/d | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 192 μg/cap/d | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 196 μg/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 192 μg/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 175 μg/cap/d | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 168 μg/cap/d | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 162 μg/cap/d | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 159 μg/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 150 μg/cap/d | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 185.7 μg/cap/d | 167 μg/cap/d | 201 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 159.75 μg/cap/d | 150 μg/cap/d | 168 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 27 Slovenia 158 μg/cap/d compare
- 28 Croatia 154 μg/cap/d compare
- 29 Pakistan 151 μg/cap/d compare
- 31 Switzerland 149 μg/cap/d compare
- 32 Lithuania 142 μg/cap/d compare
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 139 μg/cap/d compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 139 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Australia?
- Fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Australia was 150 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 201 μg/cap/d in 2011.
- What is the lowest fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 μg/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents)?
- Australia ranks 30th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fats and oils — 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.