Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) was 46 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica stood at 46 μg/cap/d.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Costa Rica peaked at 55 μg/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34 μg/cap/d, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 44 μg/cap/d | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 37 μg/cap/d | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 42 μg/cap/d | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 42 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40 μg/cap/d | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 52 μg/cap/d | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 45 μg/cap/d | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 47 μg/cap/d | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 47 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55 μg/cap/d | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 44 μg/cap/d | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 53 μg/cap/d | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 46 μg/cap/d | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43 μg/cap/d | 34 μg/cap/d | 52 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5 μg/cap/d | 44 μg/cap/d | 55 μg/cap/d | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Costa Rica?
- Fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Costa Rica was 46 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 55 μg/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 μg/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents)?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.