Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) was 15.8 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Burkina Faso, 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 Burkina Faso is 15.8 million No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Burkina Faso peaked at 15.8 million No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.1 million No, in 2019.
Burkina Faso ranks 33rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.6 million No | — |
| 2018 | 13.4 million No | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.1 million No | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 13.6 million No | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 13.8 million No | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 15 million No | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 15 million No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.3 million No | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 15.8 million No | +3.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 15.8 million No is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.65 million No, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 15.8 million No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.6 million No, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.37 million No | 13.1 million No | 13.6 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.75 million No | 13.6 million No | 15.8 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 31 Cameroon 16.5 million No compare
- 32 Japan 16.2 million No compare
- 34 United States 15.7 million No compare
- 35 Syrian Arab Republic 15.6 million No compare
- 35 Syria 15.6 million No compare
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 11.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 8.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Burkina Faso?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Burkina Faso was 15.8 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8 million No in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1 million No in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.