Fruits and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Fruits and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) was 16 μg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fruits and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 16 μg/cap/d for fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 65 μg/cap/d in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16 μg/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 60 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 64 μg/cap/d | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 64 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65 μg/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 21 μg/cap/d | -67.7% |
| 2015 | 19 μg/cap/d | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 20 μg/cap/d | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 19 μg/cap/d | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 19 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 μg/cap/d | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 17 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 μg/cap/d | -5.9% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 16 μg/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25 μg/cap/d, 64% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 16 μg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12 μg/cap/d, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruits and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -67.7% | 65 μg/cap/d | 21 μg/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.8 μg/cap/d | 17 μg/cap/d | 65 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.75 μg/cap/d | 16 μg/cap/d | 17 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 122 Congo 17 μg/cap/d compare
- 122 Seychelles 17 μg/cap/d compare
- 124 China, Hong Kong SAR 16 μg/cap/d compare
- 124 Solomon Islands 16 μg/cap/d compare
- 124 Tonga 16 μg/cap/d compare
- 124 United Arab Emirates 16 μg/cap/d compare
- 124 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 497.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3083 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Sao Tome and Principe was 16 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 65 μg/cap/d in 2013.
- What is the lowest fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 μg/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fruits and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.