Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) by country
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...
Countries reporting
154
Highest
520.1 million No
India
Lowest
0 million No
Slovenia
Median
2.4 million No
Years covered
9
2017–2025
Data points
1,735
What the numbers show
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 520.1 million No in India; the lowest is 0 million No in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.4 million No, and the mean is 17.76 million No.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 150.0%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 520.1 million No | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 195.9 million No | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 3 | Nigeria | 191.2 million No | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 4 | China | 162.2 million No | 2025 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 160.7 million No | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 6 | China, mainland | 160.4 million No | 2025 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 101.7 million No | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 92 million No | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 67.8 million No | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 10 | Philippines | 52.6 million No | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 51.5 million No | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 45.5 million No | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 44.8 million No | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 14 | Kenya | 43.9 million No | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 37.8 million No | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 37.5 million No | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 17 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 34.5 million No | 2025 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 18 | Mozambique | 32.5 million No | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 19 | Angola | 28.4 million No | 2025 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 20 | Madagascar | 27.9 million No | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 26.4 million No | 2025 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 22 | Niger | 24 million No | 2025 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 23 | Ghana | 23.1 million No | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 24 | Caribbean | 21.8 million No | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 25 | Malawi | 20.6 million No | 2025 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 19.2 million No | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 27 | Zambia | 18.9 million No | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 18.4 million No | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 17.8 million No | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 17.8 million No | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 31 | Cameroon | 16.5 million No | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 32 | Japan | 16.2 million No | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 15.8 million No | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 34 | United States of America | 15.7 million No | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 35 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.6 million No | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 35 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.6 million No | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 37 | Mali | 15.3 million No | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.2 million No | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.2 million No | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 40 | Chad | 14 million No | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 41 | Iraq | 13.2 million No | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 42 | Burundi | 13.1 million No | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 12 million No | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 44 | South Sudan | 11.4 million No | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 45 | Haiti | 10.6 million No | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 46 | Rwanda | 10.2 million No | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 47 | Guatemala | 8.8 million No | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 48 | Senegal | 8.6 million No | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 8.1 million No | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 50 | Benin | 7.9 million No | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 51 | Guinea | 7.6 million No | 2025 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 52 | Chile | 7.3 million No | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 53 | Viet Nam | 7.1 million No | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 53 | Viet Nam | 7.1 million No | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 5.5 million No | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 56 | Nepal | 5.3 million No | 2025 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 57 | Congo | 5 million No | 2025 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 58 | Italy | 4.9 million No | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 59 | Central African Republic | 4.8 million No | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 59 | Morocco | 4.8 million No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 4.7 million No | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 62 | Togo | 4.6 million No | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 63 | Germany | 4.5 million No | 2025 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 63 | Spain | 4.5 million No | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.9 million No | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.9 million No | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 67 | Honduras | 3.8 million No | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 67 | Romania | 3.8 million No | 2025 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 69 | Türkiye | 3.5 million No | 2025 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 69 | Türkiye | 3.5 million No | 2025 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 71 | Liberia | 3.4 million No | 2025 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 72 | Hungary | 2.9 million No | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 73 | Poland | 2.8 million No | 2025 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 73 | Republic of Korea | 2.8 million No | 2025 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 75 | Lebanon | 2.7 million No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritania | 2.7 million No | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 77 | France | 2.4 million No | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 77 | Panama | 2.4 million No | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 79 | Greece | 2.3 million No | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 2.3 million No | 2025 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 2.2 million No | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 82 | Israel | 2.1 million No | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 83 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2 million No | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 83 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2 million No | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 1.9 million No | 2025 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 86 | Lesotho | 1.8 million No | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 1.8 million No | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.6 million No | 2025 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 88 | Paraguay | 1.6 million No | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 90 | Botswana | 1.5 million No | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 90 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.5 million No | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 90 | Namibia | 1.5 million No | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 90 | Portugal | 1.5 million No | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 90 | Slovakia | 1.5 million No | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 1.4 million No | 2025 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 96 | Armenia | 1.3 million No | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 96 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.3 million No | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 98 | Canada | 1.2 million No | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 98 | Gambia | 1.2 million No | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 98 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.2 million No | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 101 | Tunisia | 1.1 million No | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 101 | Uruguay | 1.1 million No | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 103 | Gabon | 1 million No | 2025 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 103 | Mongolia | 1 million No | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 103 | Australia and New Zealand | 1 million No | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Australia | 0.9 million No | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Eswatini | 0.9 million No | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 106 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.9 million No | 2025 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 109 | Jamaica | 0.7 million No | 2025 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 0.7 million No | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 109 | Qatar | 0.7 million No | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 109 | Serbia | 0.7 million No | 2025 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 113 | Czechia | 0.6 million No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 113 | Djibouti | 0.6 million No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Fiji | 0.5 million No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Croatia | 0.5 million No | 2025 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 115 | Malaysia | 0.5 million No | 2025 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 115 | Palestine, State of | 0.5 million No | 2025 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 115 | Sweden | 0.5 million No | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5 million No | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 115 | Palestine | 0.5 million No | 2025 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4 million No | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 122 | Comoros | 0.4 million No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Albania | 0.3 million No | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 124 | Austria | 0.3 million No | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 124 | Jordan | 0.3 million No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Lithuania | 0.3 million No | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 124 | Latvia | 0.3 million No | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 0.3 million No | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 124 | North Macedonia | 0.3 million No | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 124 | Cabo Verde | 0.3 million No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 0.3 million No | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 133 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2 million No | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 133 | Mauritius | 0.2 million No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Suriname | 0.2 million No | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 133 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.2 million No | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 137 | Azerbaijan | 0.1 million No | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 137 | Belgium | 0.1 million No | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 137 | Belarus | 0.1 million No | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Belize | 0.1 million No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Switzerland | 0.1 million No | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 137 | Denmark | 0.1 million No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Estonia | 0.1 million No | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 137 | Finland | 0.1 million No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Guyana | 0.1 million No | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Norway | 0.1 million No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1 million No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Seychelles | 0.1 million No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Bhutan | 0 million No | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Cyprus | 0 million No | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Ireland | 0 million No | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 149 | Maldives | 0 million No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Montenegro | 0 million No | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 149 | Slovenia | 0 million No | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2,692 million No
- Asia 1,399 million No
- Lower-middle-income economies 1,394 million No
- Africa 1,031 million No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 935.4 million No
- Southern Asia 813.7 million No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 802.8 million No
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 662 million No
- Upper-middle-income economies 636.7 million No
- Low-income economies 487.6 million No
- Eastern Africa 392.8 million No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 344.6 million No
- Western Africa 327.9 million No
- South-eastern Asia 325.5 million No
- Eastern Asia 185.2 million No
- Middle Africa 172.8 million No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 172 million No
- High-income economies 113.2 million No
- South America 106.6 million No
- Northern Africa 96.1 million No
- Northern America and Europe 77.5 million No
- Europe 61 million No
- Western Asia 56.7 million No
- Central America 47 million No
- Southern Africa 43.2 million No
- Eastern Europe 36.1 million No
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 34.6 million No
- Northern America 17 million No
- United States of America 15.7 million No
- Southern Europe 15.5 million No
- Central Asia 9.4 million No
- Western Europe 7.5 million No
- Northern Europe 3.7 million No
- Oceania 2.3 million No
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.