Meat and meat products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Belgium
Belgium: Meat and meat products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) was 538 μg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat and meat products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Belgium, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 538 μg/cap/d for meat and meat products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and up 183.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat and meat products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Belgium peaked at 714 μg/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 143 μg/cap/d, in 2011.
That places Belgium 13th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat and meat products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 166 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 143 μg/cap/d | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 258 μg/cap/d | +80.4% |
| 2013 | 190 μg/cap/d | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 191 μg/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 155 μg/cap/d | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 156 μg/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 216 μg/cap/d | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 300 μg/cap/d | +38.9% |
| 2019 | 438 μg/cap/d | +46.0% |
| 2020 | 447 μg/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 632 μg/cap/d | +41.4% |
| 2022 | 714 μg/cap/d | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 538 μg/cap/d | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 221.3 μg/cap/d | 143 μg/cap/d | 438 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 582.75 μg/cap/d | 447 μg/cap/d | 714 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 10 Belarus 618 μg/cap/d compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 96 μg/cap/d compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 84 μg/cap/d compare
- 11 Iceland 597 μg/cap/d compare
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 71 μg/cap/d compare
- 12 Panama 556 μg/cap/d compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 28 μg/cap/d compare
- 14 South Africa 537 μg/cap/d compare
- 15 Croatia 510 μg/cap/d compare
- 16 Turkmenistan 463 μg/cap/d compare
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 meat and meat products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Belgium?
- Meat and meat products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Belgium was 538 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat and meat products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 714 μg/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat and meat products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 143 μg/cap/d in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for meat and meat products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity)?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat and meat products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat and meat 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.