Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Caribbean

Caribbean: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 21.8 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
21.8 million No
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
24th
of 159 countries
All-time high
21.9 million No
in 2021
All-time low
19.9 million No
in 2018
Years of data
9
2017–2025

Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Caribbean, 2017–2025

051015202017202120252017: 20.6 million No2018: 19.9 million No2019: 20.1 million No2020: 21.6 million No2021: 21.9 million No2022: 21.9 million No2023: 21.5 million No2024: 21.6 million No2025: 21.8 million No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 21.8 million No for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Caribbean peaked at 21.9 million No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.9 million No, in 2018.

Caribbean ranks 24th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Caribbean, 2017 to 2025.
Year million No Change
2017 20.6 million No
2018 19.9 million No -3.4%
2019 20.1 million No +1.0%
2020 21.6 million No +7.5%
2021 21.9 million No +1.4%
2022 21.9 million No +0.0%
2023 21.5 million No -1.8%
2024 21.6 million No +0.5%
2025 21.8 million No +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 20.2 million No 19.9 million No 20.6 million No 3
2020s 21.72 million No 21.5 million No 21.9 million No 6

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 21 Mexico 26.4 million No compare
  2. 22 Niger 24 million No compare
  3. 23 Ghana 23.1 million No compare
  4. 25 Malawi 20.6 million No compare
  5. 26 Colombia 19.2 million No compare
  6. 27 Zambia 18.9 million No compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Caribbean?
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Caribbean was 21.8 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 Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 21.9 million No in 2021.
What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 19.9 million No in 2018.
How does Caribbean rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
Caribbean ranks 24th 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 Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean 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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Indicator
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report)
Unit
million No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
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Coverage
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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.