Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Central America
Central America: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 47 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Central America, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Central America recorded 47 million No for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Central America peaked at 64.5 million No in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47 million No, in 2025.
Central America ranks 24th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Central America, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 59.1 million No | — |
| 2018 | 58.2 million No | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 58.7 million No | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 64.5 million No | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 56.7 million No | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 54.4 million No | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 50.5 million No | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 47.3 million No | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 47 million No | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.67 million No | 58.2 million No | 59.1 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.4 million No | 47 million No | 64.5 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More economy & growth data for Central America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.24 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 12,233 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,068 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.99 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.98 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.84 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.8466 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Central America?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Central America was 47 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5 million No in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 million No in 2025.
- How does Central America rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Central America ranks 24th 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 Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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.