Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 65 μg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 65 μg/cap/d for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 333.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Zimbabwe peaked at 137 μg/cap/d in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14 μg/cap/d, in 2010.
That places Zimbabwe 29th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 15 μg/cap/d | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 16 μg/cap/d | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 15 μg/cap/d | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 99 μg/cap/d | +560.0% |
| 2015 | 77 μg/cap/d | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 63 μg/cap/d | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 137 μg/cap/d | +117.5% |
| 2018 | 89 μg/cap/d | -35.0% |
| 2019 | 50 μg/cap/d | -43.8% |
| 2020 | 46 μg/cap/d | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 103 μg/cap/d | +123.9% |
| 2022 | 54 μg/cap/d | -47.6% |
| 2023 | 65 μg/cap/d | +20.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 65 μg/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.5 μg/cap/d, 3.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 65 μg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65 μg/cap/d, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +560.0% | 15 μg/cap/d | 99 μg/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.5 μg/cap/d | 14 μg/cap/d | 137 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 67 μg/cap/d | 46 μg/cap/d | 103 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Zimbabwe?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Zimbabwe was 65 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 137 μg/cap/d in 2017.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 μg/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Zimbabwe ranks 29th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.