Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Ecuador
Ecuador: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 49 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 49 μg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Ecuador peaked at 51 μg/cap/d in 2011 and was at its lowest, 34 μg/cap/d, in 2013.
That places Ecuador 48th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 51 μg/cap/d | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 48 μg/cap/d | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 34 μg/cap/d | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 47 μg/cap/d | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 40 μg/cap/d | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 37 μg/cap/d | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 50 μg/cap/d | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 37 μg/cap/d | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 43 μg/cap/d | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 41 μg/cap/d | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 45 μg/cap/d | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 51 μg/cap/d | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 49 μg/cap/d | -3.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 49 μg/cap/d is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5 μg/cap/d, 3.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 49 μg/cap/d is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.5 μg/cap/d, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.6 μg/cap/d | 34 μg/cap/d | 51 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5 μg/cap/d | 41 μg/cap/d | 51 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Ecuador?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Ecuador was 49 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 51 μg/cap/d in 2011.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 μg/cap/d in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Ecuador ranks 48th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.