Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Belgium
Belgium: Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) was 418 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Belgium, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Belgium is 418 μg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Belgium peaked at 990 μg/cap/d in 2013 and was at its lowest, 321 μg/cap/d, in 2016.
Belgium ranks 2nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 538 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 727 μg/cap/d | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 586 μg/cap/d | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 990 μg/cap/d | +68.9% |
| 2014 | 396 μg/cap/d | -60.0% |
| 2015 | 402 μg/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 321 μg/cap/d | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 397 μg/cap/d | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 424 μg/cap/d | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 528 μg/cap/d | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 477 μg/cap/d | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 422 μg/cap/d | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 483 μg/cap/d | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 418 μg/cap/d | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 530.9 μg/cap/d | 321 μg/cap/d | 990 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 450 μg/cap/d | 418 μg/cap/d | 483 μg/cap/d | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Belgium?
- Fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Belgium was 418 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 990 μg/cap/d in 2013.
- What is the lowest fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 321 μg/cap/d in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents)?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.