Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Uganda
Uganda: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 297 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Uganda, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Uganda is 297 μg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Uganda peaked at 395 μg/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 261 μg/cap/d, in 2019.
That places Uganda 3rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Uganda, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 395 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 354 μg/cap/d | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 349 μg/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 335 μg/cap/d | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 325 μg/cap/d | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 344 μg/cap/d | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 303 μg/cap/d | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 309 μg/cap/d | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 284 μg/cap/d | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 261 μg/cap/d | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 288 μg/cap/d | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 273 μg/cap/d | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 299 μg/cap/d | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 297 μg/cap/d | -0.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 297 μg/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 65.5 μg/cap/d, 4.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 297 μg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65 μg/cap/d, 4.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 325.9 μg/cap/d | 261 μg/cap/d | 395 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 289.25 μg/cap/d | 273 μg/cap/d | 299 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 135 μg/cap/d compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 234 μg/cap/d compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 641 μg/cap/d compare
- 2 Cabo Verde 19 μg/cap/d compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 152 μg/cap/d compare
- 2 Rwanda 419 μg/cap/d compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 114 μg/cap/d compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Uganda?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Uganda was 297 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 395 μg/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 261 μg/cap/d in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Uganda ranks 3rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.