Spices and condiments — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Ghana
Ghana: Spices and condiments — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) was 105 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spices and condiments — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, spices and condiments — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Ghana stood at 105 μg/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spices and condiments — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Ghana peaked at 134 μg/cap/d in 2017 and was at its lowest, 105 μg/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Ghana 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Spices and condiments — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 114 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 120 μg/cap/d | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 124 μg/cap/d | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 127 μg/cap/d | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 128 μg/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 129 μg/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 130 μg/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 134 μg/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 118 μg/cap/d | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 113 μg/cap/d | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 110 μg/cap/d | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 107 μg/cap/d | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 113 μg/cap/d | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 105 μg/cap/d | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 123.7 μg/cap/d | 113 μg/cap/d | 134 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.75 μg/cap/d | 105 μg/cap/d | 113 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 2 Cabo Verde 97 μg/cap/d compare
- 2 Jamaica 230 μg/cap/d compare
- 2 Viet Nam 37 μg/cap/d compare
- 3 Thailand 198 μg/cap/d compare
- 3 Türkiye 15 μg/cap/d compare
- 4 Bangladesh 134 μg/cap/d compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12 μg/cap/d compare
- 6 Nepal 101 μg/cap/d compare
- 7 Myanmar 88 μg/cap/d compare
- 8 North Macedonia 78 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spices and condiments — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Ghana?
- Spices and condiments — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) in Ghana was 105 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spices and condiments — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 134 μg/cap/d in 2017.
- What is the lowest spices and condiments — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 105 μg/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for spices and condiments — vitamin a supply (retinol activity)?
- Ghana ranks 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spices and condiments — vitamin a supply (retinol activity) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Spices and condiments — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity 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.