Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 140 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 140 μg/cap/d for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Sierra Leone peaked at 158 μg/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 110 μg/cap/d, in 2017.
That places Sierra Leone 14th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 133 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 132 μg/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 132 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 134 μg/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 143 μg/cap/d | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 141 μg/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 120 μg/cap/d | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 110 μg/cap/d | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 111 μg/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 125 μg/cap/d | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 116 μg/cap/d | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 149 μg/cap/d | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 158 μg/cap/d | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 140 μg/cap/d | -11.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 140 μg/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 65.5 μg/cap/d, 2.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 140 μg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65 μg/cap/d, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 128.1 μg/cap/d | 110 μg/cap/d | 143 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 140.75 μg/cap/d | 116 μg/cap/d | 158 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 11 Madagascar 173 μg/cap/d compare
- 12 Cameroon 166 μg/cap/d compare
- 13 Tonga 145 μg/cap/d compare
- 15 Mozambique 138 μg/cap/d compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 99 μg/cap/d compare
- 17 Gabon 98 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Sierra Leone?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Sierra Leone was 140 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 158 μg/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 110 μg/cap/d in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Sierra Leone ranks 14th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.