Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 10 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 10 μg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 37.5% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16 μg/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2 μg/cap/d, in 2010.
That places Saudi Arabia 84th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 2 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 μg/cap/d | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 7 μg/cap/d | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 7 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 μg/cap/d | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 10 μg/cap/d | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 6 μg/cap/d | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 5 μg/cap/d | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 11 μg/cap/d | +120.0% |
| 2021 | 15 μg/cap/d | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 16 μg/cap/d | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 10 μg/cap/d | -37.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 10 μg/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 μg/cap/d, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 10 μg/cap/d is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2 μg/cap/d, 5.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +300.0% | 2 μg/cap/d | 8 μg/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3 μg/cap/d | 2 μg/cap/d | 10 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 μg/cap/d | 10 μg/cap/d | 16 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Saudi Arabia?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Saudi Arabia was 10 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 16 μg/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 μg/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 84th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.