Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Niger
Niger: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 64 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Niger, 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 Niger is 64 μg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Niger peaked at 78 μg/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41 μg/cap/d, in 2011.
Niger ranks 42nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Niger, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 41 μg/cap/d | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 43 μg/cap/d | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 45 μg/cap/d | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 45 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47 μg/cap/d | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 45 μg/cap/d | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 50 μg/cap/d | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 52 μg/cap/d | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 61 μg/cap/d | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 78 μg/cap/d | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 71 μg/cap/d | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 67 μg/cap/d | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 64 μg/cap/d | -4.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 64 μg/cap/d is below the median for low income countries, which is 129 μg/cap/d, 50% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Niger's 64 μg/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127 μg/cap/d, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.2 μg/cap/d | 41 μg/cap/d | 61 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 70 μg/cap/d | 64 μg/cap/d | 78 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Niger?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Niger was 64 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 78 μg/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 μg/cap/d in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Niger ranks 42nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.