Fruits and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Fruits and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) was 29 μg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fruits and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Burkina Faso, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Burkina Faso is 29 μg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 866.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Burkina Faso peaked at 30 μg/cap/d in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2 μg/cap/d, in 2015.
That places Burkina Faso 61st out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fruits and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 3 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 μg/cap/d | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 2 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 μg/cap/d | +1400.0% |
| 2020 | 26 μg/cap/d | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 27 μg/cap/d | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 28 μg/cap/d | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 29 μg/cap/d | +3.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 29 μg/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.5 μg/cap/d, 2.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 29 μg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12 μg/cap/d, 2.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3 μg/cap/d | 2 μg/cap/d | 30 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5 μg/cap/d | 26 μg/cap/d | 29 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 59 Hungary 31 μg/cap/d compare
- 60 France 30 μg/cap/d compare
- 61 Guinea 29 μg/cap/d compare
- 61 Thailand 29 μg/cap/d compare
- 64 Comoros 28 μg/cap/d compare
- 64 Iraq 28 μg/cap/d compare
- 64 Luxembourg 28 μg/cap/d compare
- 64 Naoero 28 μg/cap/d compare
- 64 Russian Federation 28 μg/cap/d compare
- 64 Switzerland 28 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Burkina Faso?
- Fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Burkina Faso was 29 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 30 μg/cap/d in 2019.
- What is the lowest fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 μg/cap/d in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 61st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 866.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fruits and their products — 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.