Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in China, mainland

China, mainland: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 164 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
164 μg/cap/d
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 163 countries
All-time high
217 μg/cap/d
in 2010
All-time low
161 μg/cap/d
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in China, mainland, 2010–2023

0501001502002010201620232010: 217 μg/cap/d2011: 208 μg/cap/d2012: 207 μg/cap/d2013: 205 μg/cap/d2014: 203 μg/cap/d2015: 183 μg/cap/d2016: 172 μg/cap/d2017: 172 μg/cap/d2018: 176 μg/cap/d2019: 171 μg/cap/d2020: 161 μg/cap/d2021: 168 μg/cap/d2022: 165 μg/cap/d2023: 164 μg/cap/d

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.

Analysis

In 2023, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in China, mainland stood at 164 μg/cap/d.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in China, mainland peaked at 217 μg/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 161 μg/cap/d, in 2020.

That places China, mainland 24th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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 China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol equivalents) — Value in China, mainland, 2010 to 2023.
Year μg/cap/d Change
2010 217 μg/cap/d
2011 208 μg/cap/d -4.1%
2012 207 μg/cap/d -0.5%
2013 205 μg/cap/d -1.0%
2014 203 μg/cap/d -1.0%
2015 183 μg/cap/d -9.9%
2016 172 μg/cap/d -6.0%
2017 172 μg/cap/d +0.0%
2018 176 μg/cap/d +2.3%
2019 171 μg/cap/d -2.8%
2020 161 μg/cap/d -5.8%
2021 168 μg/cap/d +4.3%
2022 165 μg/cap/d -1.8%
2023 164 μg/cap/d -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 191.4 μg/cap/d 171 μg/cap/d 217 μg/cap/d 10
2020s 164.5 μg/cap/d 161 μg/cap/d 168 μg/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 21 Dominican Republic 169 μg/cap/d compare
  2. 22 Jamaica 168 μg/cap/d compare
  3. 22 Nigeria 168 μg/cap/d compare
  4. 25 China 161 μg/cap/d compare
  5. 26 Comoros 152 μg/cap/d compare
  6. 27 Liberia 139 μg/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in China, mainland?
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in China, mainland was 164 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 China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 217 μg/cap/d in 2010.
What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 161 μg/cap/d in 2020.
How does China, mainland rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
China, mainland ranks 24th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, mainland 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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Indicator
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol equivalents) — Value
Unit
μg/cap/d
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 2,425 data points, 2010–2023
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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.