Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Africa
Africa: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 1,031 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Africa, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Africa is 1,031 million No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Africa peaked at 1,031 million No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 830.3 million No, in 2017.
That places Africa 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 830.3 million No | — |
| 2018 | 846.6 million No | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 865.6 million No | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 912.8 million No | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 935 million No | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 960.4 million No | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1,004 million No | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1,028 million No | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 1,031 million No | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 847.5 million No | 830.3 million No | 865.6 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 978.5 million No | 912.8 million No | 1,031 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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 — Value US$ 3.10 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.89 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 7.84 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.04 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,011 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 88.82 USD (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 101.78 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Africa?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Africa was 1,031 million No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,031 million No in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 830.3 million No in 2017.
- How does Africa rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — 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.