Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Ghana
Ghana: Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) was 10 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fats and oils — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Ghana, 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 Ghana stood at 10 μg/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Ghana peaked at 19 μg/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10 μg/cap/d, in 2012.
Ghana ranks 134th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 11 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 μg/cap/d | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 11 μg/cap/d | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 10 μg/cap/d | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 10 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 μg/cap/d | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 11 μg/cap/d | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 13 μg/cap/d | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 14 μg/cap/d | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 15 μg/cap/d | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 19 μg/cap/d | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 14 μg/cap/d | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 10 μg/cap/d | -28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3 μg/cap/d | 10 μg/cap/d | 14 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 μg/cap/d | 10 μg/cap/d | 19 μg/cap/d | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Ghana?
- Fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) in Ghana was 10 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 19 μg/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 μg/cap/d in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents)?
- Ghana ranks 134th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fats and oils — vitamin a supply (retinol activity equivalents) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.