Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Liberia
Liberia: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 139 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Liberia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 139 μg/cap/d for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Liberia peaked at 160 μg/cap/d in 2015 and was at its lowest, 139 μg/cap/d, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 27th of 163 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 159 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 154 μg/cap/d | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 156 μg/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 153 μg/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 155 μg/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 160 μg/cap/d | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 159 μg/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 146 μg/cap/d | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 149 μg/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 141 μg/cap/d | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 148 μg/cap/d | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 145 μg/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 141 μg/cap/d | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 139 μg/cap/d | -1.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 139 μg/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 129 μg/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 139 μg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127 μg/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 153.2 μg/cap/d | 141 μg/cap/d | 160 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.25 μg/cap/d | 139 μg/cap/d | 148 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Liberia?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Liberia was 139 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 160 μg/cap/d in 2015.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 139 μg/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Liberia ranks 27th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.