Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 279 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 279 μg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Sierra Leone peaked at 314 μg/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 218 μg/cap/d, in 2017.
Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 263 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 261 μg/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 262 μg/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 266 μg/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 283 μg/cap/d | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 279 μg/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 238 μg/cap/d | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 218 μg/cap/d | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 219 μg/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 249 μg/cap/d | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 230 μg/cap/d | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 295 μg/cap/d | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 314 μg/cap/d | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 279 μg/cap/d | -11.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 279 μg/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 129 μg/cap/d, 2.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 279 μg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127 μg/cap/d, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 253.8 μg/cap/d | 218 μg/cap/d | 283 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 279.5 μg/cap/d | 230 μg/cap/d | 314 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 μg/cap/d compare
- 11 Madagascar 345 μg/cap/d compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 1 μg/cap/d compare
- 11 Türkiye 1 μg/cap/d compare
- 12 Cameroon 329 μg/cap/d compare
- 13 Tonga 288 μg/cap/d compare
- 15 Mozambique 271 μg/cap/d compare
- 16 Gabon 196 μg/cap/d compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 196 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Sierra Leone?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Sierra Leone was 279 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 314 μg/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 218 μg/cap/d in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Sierra Leone ranks 14th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.