Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Mauritius
Mauritius: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 16 μg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Mauritius, 2010–2023
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 Mauritius stood at 16 μg/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Mauritius peaked at 16 μg/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4 μg/cap/d, in 2016.
Mauritius ranks 73rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 8 μg/cap/d | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 8 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 μg/cap/d | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 7 μg/cap/d | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 6 μg/cap/d | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 4 μg/cap/d | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 4 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 μg/cap/d | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 4 μg/cap/d | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 5 μg/cap/d | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 14 μg/cap/d | +180.0% |
| 2022 | 15 μg/cap/d | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 16 μg/cap/d | +6.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 16 μg/cap/d is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5 μg/cap/d, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 16 μg/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127 μg/cap/d, 13% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +180.0% | 5 μg/cap/d | 14 μg/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8 μg/cap/d | 4 μg/cap/d | 8 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5 μg/cap/d | 5 μg/cap/d | 16 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 70 Bangladesh 17 μg/cap/d compare
- 70 Costa Rica 17 μg/cap/d compare
- 70 Egypt 17 μg/cap/d compare
- 73 Montenegro 16 μg/cap/d compare
- 75 Botswana 15 μg/cap/d compare
- 75 Honduras 15 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 599.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1976 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6096 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Mauritius?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Mauritius was 16 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 16 μg/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 μg/cap/d in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Mauritius ranks 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.