Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Ghana
Ghana: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 216 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Ghana stood at 216 μg/cap/d.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Ghana peaked at 231 μg/cap/d in 2018 and was at its lowest, 203 μg/cap/d, in 2012.
That places Ghana 7th 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.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Ghana, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 204 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 207 μg/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 203 μg/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 205 μg/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 217 μg/cap/d | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 209 μg/cap/d | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 208 μg/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 217 μg/cap/d | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 231 μg/cap/d | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 219 μg/cap/d | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 216 μg/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 216 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 211 μg/cap/d | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 216 μg/cap/d | +2.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 216 μg/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.5 μg/cap/d, 10.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 216 μg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65 μg/cap/d, 3.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 212 μg/cap/d | 203 μg/cap/d | 231 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 214.75 μg/cap/d | 211 μg/cap/d | 216 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 60 μg/cap/d compare
- 4 Papua New Guinea 286 μg/cap/d compare
- 5 Angola 251 μg/cap/d compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 45 μg/cap/d compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 25 μg/cap/d compare
- 6 Cuba 230 μg/cap/d compare
- 7 Viet Nam 20 μg/cap/d compare
- 8 Malawi 183 μg/cap/d compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19 μg/cap/d compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 16 μg/cap/d compare
- 9 Vanuatu 179 μg/cap/d compare
- 10 Guinea 177 μg/cap/d compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 μg/cap/d
- 10 Republic of Moldova 0 μg/cap/d
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 0 μg/cap/d
- 10 Türkiye 0 μg/cap/d
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Ghana?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Ghana was 216 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 231 μg/cap/d in 2018.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 203 μg/cap/d in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Ghana ranks 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots, tubers, plantains 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.