U.S. vegetable availability decreased in 2022 compared with 2021

The total amount of vegetables available for consumption in the United States was 359.1 pounds per capita in 2022—down from 365.9 pounds in 2021. This decline is consistent with the overall downward trend in vegetable availability observed over the past two decades, and well below this period’s high of 415.4 pounds per capita in 2004. The vegetables food group includes five subgroups: pulses, other vegetables, dark green, red and orange (including tomatoes), and starchy (including potatoes). Potatoes and tomatoes were consistently the vegetables with the highest per capita availability over the 20-year period.