Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Asia
Asia: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 1,399 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Asia, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Asia stood at 1,399 million No. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Asia peaked at 1,972 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,399 million No, in 2025.
Asia ranks 2nd of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,972 million No | — |
| 2018 | 1,844 million No | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1,792 million No | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,906 million No | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 1,729 million No | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 1,679 million No | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1,573 million No | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1,507 million No | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 1,399 million No | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,870 million No | 1,792 million No | 1,972 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,632 million No | 1,399 million No | 1,906 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More economy & growth data for Asia
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 37.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 13.40 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 12.58 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 33.73 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 33.42 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.88 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.9 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.54 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 8,307 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Asia?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Asia was 1,399 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,972 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,399 million No in 2025.
- How does Asia rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Asia ranks 2nd 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 Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia 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.