Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 was 4.42 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 in Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.42 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 3.0% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026 in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 4.42 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.07 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, in 2017.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Int$ (PPP) per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.07 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | — |
| 2018 | 3.1 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.19 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.32 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 3.53 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 3.91 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 4.14 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 4.29 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 4.42 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.12 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3.07 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3.19 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.94 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3.32 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 4.42 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 6 |
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 358.68 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,874 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026 in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026 in Sub-Saharan Africa was 4.42 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2017.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cost of a healthy diet (cohd), simple average — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.