Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Suriname
Suriname: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 20 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Suriname, 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 Suriname stood at 20 μg/cap/d.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Suriname peaked at 58 μg/cap/d in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19 μg/cap/d, in 2022.
That places Suriname 66th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 35 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 35 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 46 μg/cap/d | +31.4% |
| 2013 | 56 μg/cap/d | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 58 μg/cap/d | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 50 μg/cap/d | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 49 μg/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 44 μg/cap/d | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 43 μg/cap/d | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 39 μg/cap/d | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 41 μg/cap/d | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 25 μg/cap/d | -39.0% |
| 2022 | 19 μg/cap/d | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 20 μg/cap/d | +5.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 20 μg/cap/d is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5 μg/cap/d, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 20 μg/cap/d is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.5 μg/cap/d, 60% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.5 μg/cap/d | 35 μg/cap/d | 58 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.25 μg/cap/d | 19 μg/cap/d | 41 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 63 Argentina 24 μg/cap/d compare
- 64 Namibia 23 μg/cap/d compare
- 65 El Salvador 22 μg/cap/d compare
- 66 Mauritania 20 μg/cap/d compare
- 68 New Zealand 19 μg/cap/d compare
- 69 North Macedonia 18 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 471.32 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3421 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Suriname?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Suriname was 20 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 58 μg/cap/d in 2014.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 μg/cap/d in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Suriname ranks 66th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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.