Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 in Africa
Africa: Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 was 4.47 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 in Africa, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in Int$ (PPP) per person per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026 in Africa is 4.47 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026 in Africa peaked at 4.47 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.11 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, in 2017.
Africa ranks 19th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 in Africa, year by year
| Year | Int$ (PPP) per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.11 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | — |
| 2018 | 3.14 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.23 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.35 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 3.56 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 3.98 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 4.22 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 4.35 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 4.47 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.16 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3.11 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3.23 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.99 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3.35 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 4.47 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 6 |
More economy & growth data for Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.26 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 10.08 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 7.84 % (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 101.78 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 10.34 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.04 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 88.82 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,011 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,047 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026 in Africa?
- Cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026 in Africa was 4.47 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026 recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.47 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025.
- What is the lowest cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026 recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2017.
- How does Africa rank for cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026?
- Africa ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.