Milk and milk products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Milk and milk products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) was 83 μg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Milk and milk products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Bangladesh, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Bangladesh stood at 83 μg/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 295.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Bangladesh peaked at 83 μg/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20 μg/cap/d, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 85th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk and milk products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 21 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 μg/cap/d | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 20 μg/cap/d | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 72 μg/cap/d | +260.0% |
| 2022 | 78 μg/cap/d | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 83 μg/cap/d | +6.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 83 μg/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35 μg/cap/d, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 83 μg/cap/d is above the median for South Asia, which is 67 μg/cap/d, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.1 μg/cap/d | 21 μg/cap/d | 22 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.25 μg/cap/d | 20 μg/cap/d | 83 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Bangladesh?
- Milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Bangladesh was 83 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 83 μg/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 μg/cap/d in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity)?
- Bangladesh ranks 85th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 295.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk and milk 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.