Milk and milk products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Belgium
Belgium: Milk and milk products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) was 259 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk and milk 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
In 2023, milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Belgium stood at 259 μg/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Belgium peaked at 259 μg/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 197 μg/cap/d, in 2010.
That places Belgium 11th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Milk and milk products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 197 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 198 μg/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 204 μg/cap/d | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 211 μg/cap/d | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 228 μg/cap/d | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 235 μg/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 244 μg/cap/d | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 253 μg/cap/d | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 223 μg/cap/d | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 234 μg/cap/d | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 252 μg/cap/d | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 257 μg/cap/d | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 243 μg/cap/d | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 259 μg/cap/d | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 222.7 μg/cap/d | 197 μg/cap/d | 253 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 252.75 μg/cap/d | 243 μg/cap/d | 259 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 8 Iceland 288 μg/cap/d compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 17 μg/cap/d compare
- 8 Viet Nam 17 μg/cap/d compare
- 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 282 μg/cap/d compare
- 10 Lithuania 266 μg/cap/d compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 10 μg/cap/d compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4 μg/cap/d compare
- 12 Finland 257 μg/cap/d compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3 μg/cap/d compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 μg/cap/d compare
- 13 Germany 256 μg/cap/d compare
- 13 Uruguay 256 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 milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Belgium?
- Milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Belgium was 259 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 259 μg/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 197 μg/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity)?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk and milk products — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.