Vegetables and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Vegetables and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol) was 468 μg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Vegetables and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol) in Burkina Faso, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 468 μg/cap/d for vegetables and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 277.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol) in Burkina Faso peaked at 514 μg/cap/d in 2019 and was at its lowest, 117 μg/cap/d, in 2017.
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetables and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 123 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 125 μg/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 125 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 124 μg/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 122 μg/cap/d | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 121 μg/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 121 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 117 μg/cap/d | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 117 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 514 μg/cap/d | +339.3% |
| 2020 | 462 μg/cap/d | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 461 μg/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 473 μg/cap/d | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 468 μg/cap/d | -1.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 468 μg/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 182.5 μg/cap/d, 2.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 468 μg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 197 μg/cap/d, 2.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol) in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +339.3% | 117 μg/cap/d | 514 μg/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 160.9 μg/cap/d | 117 μg/cap/d | 514 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 466 μg/cap/d | 461 μg/cap/d | 473 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 39 Portugal 484 μg/cap/d compare
- 40 Philippines 478 μg/cap/d compare
- 41 Poland 472 μg/cap/d compare
- 43 France 459 μg/cap/d compare
- 44 Russian Federation 455 μg/cap/d compare
- 45 New Caledonia 441 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol) in Burkina Faso?
- Vegetables and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol) in Burkina Faso was 468 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 514 μg/cap/d in 2019.
- What is the lowest vegetables and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 117 μg/cap/d in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for vegetables and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 42nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables and their products — vitamin a supply (retinol) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 277.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables 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.