Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 179 μg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 179 μg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 713.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Vanuatu peaked at 186 μg/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18 μg/cap/d, in 2021.
That places Vanuatu 9th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 21 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22 μg/cap/d | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 22 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 μg/cap/d | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 21 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 μg/cap/d | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 20 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21 μg/cap/d | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 20 μg/cap/d | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 18 μg/cap/d | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 186 μg/cap/d | +933.3% |
| 2023 | 179 μg/cap/d | -3.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 179 μg/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.5 μg/cap/d, 8.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 179 μg/cap/d is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11 μg/cap/d, 16.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +933.3% | 18 μg/cap/d | 186 μg/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.9 μg/cap/d | 20 μg/cap/d | 22 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.75 μg/cap/d | 18 μg/cap/d | 186 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 25 μg/cap/d compare
- 6 Cuba 230 μg/cap/d compare
- 7 Ghana 216 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
- 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
- 11 Madagascar 173 μg/cap/d compare
- 12 Cameroon 166 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Vanuatu?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Vanuatu was 179 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 186 μg/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 μg/cap/d in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Vanuatu ranks 9th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 713.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.