Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 0 μg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho stood at 0 μg/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Lesotho peaked at 1 μg/cap/d in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 μg/cap/d, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 129th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 0 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2012 | 0 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2013 | 0 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2014 | 0 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2015 | 0 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2016 | 1 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2017 | 0 μg/cap/d | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2019 | 0 μg/cap/d | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2021 | 0 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2022 | 0 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2023 | 0 μg/cap/d | — |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 μg/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.5 μg/cap/d. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 μg/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65 μg/cap/d. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2 μg/cap/d | 0 μg/cap/d | 1 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 μg/cap/d | 0 μg/cap/d | 0 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 129 Afghanistan 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Albania 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Algeria 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Armenia 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Azerbaijan 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Belarus 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Croatia 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Czechia 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Denmark 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Djibouti 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Estonia 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 France 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Georgia 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Germany 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Greece 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Iraq 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Ireland 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Kazakhstan 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Libya 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Lithuania 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Mongolia 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Portugal 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Russian Federation 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Slovenia 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Spain 0 μg/cap/d compare
- 129 Tajikistan 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Tunisia 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Turkmenistan 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Ukraine 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Uzbekistan 0 μg/cap/d
- 129 Yemen 0 μg/cap/d
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Lesotho?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Lesotho was 0 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1 μg/cap/d in 2016.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 μg/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Lesotho ranks 129th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.