Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Canada
Canada: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 10 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Canada, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
Canada recorded 10 μg/cap/d for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Canada peaked at 16 μg/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9 μg/cap/d, in 2019.
Canada ranks 84th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Canada, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 16 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 μg/cap/d | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 14 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 μg/cap/d | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 14 μg/cap/d | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 12 μg/cap/d | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 11 μg/cap/d | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 11 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 μg/cap/d | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 10 μg/cap/d | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 12 μg/cap/d | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 10 μg/cap/d | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 10 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 10 μg/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 μg/cap/d, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.3 μg/cap/d | 9 μg/cap/d | 16 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5 μg/cap/d | 10 μg/cap/d | 12 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 81 Maldives 11 μg/cap/d compare
- 81 South Africa 11 μg/cap/d compare
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 11 μg/cap/d compare
- 84 Bahrain 10 μg/cap/d compare
- 84 Samoa 10 μg/cap/d compare
- 84 Saudi Arabia 10 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Canada?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Canada was 10 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 16 μg/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 μg/cap/d in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Canada ranks 84th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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 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.