Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in New Zealand
New Zealand: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 19 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 19 μg/cap/d.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in New Zealand peaked at 30 μg/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18 μg/cap/d, in 2022.
New Zealand ranks 68th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 24 μg/cap/d | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 30 μg/cap/d | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 29 μg/cap/d | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 29 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 μg/cap/d | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 22 μg/cap/d | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 20 μg/cap/d | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 19 μg/cap/d | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 20 μg/cap/d | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 19 μg/cap/d | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 19 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 μg/cap/d | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 19 μg/cap/d | +5.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 19 μg/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 μg/cap/d, 3.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 19 μg/cap/d is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.5 μg/cap/d, 81% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.4 μg/cap/d | 19 μg/cap/d | 30 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.75 μg/cap/d | 18 μg/cap/d | 19 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 65 El Salvador 22 μg/cap/d compare
- 66 Mauritania 20 μg/cap/d compare
- 66 Suriname 20 μg/cap/d compare
- 69 North Macedonia 18 μg/cap/d compare
- 70 Bangladesh 17 μg/cap/d compare
- 70 Costa Rica 17 μg/cap/d compare
- 70 Egypt 17 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in New Zealand?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in New Zealand was 19 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 30 μg/cap/d in 2012.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 μg/cap/d in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- New Zealand ranks 68th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.