Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Central Asia
Central Asia: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 9.4 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Central 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 Central Asia stood at 9.4 million No. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Central Asia peaked at 18.6 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.4 million No, in 2025.
That places Central Asia 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.6 million No | — |
| 2018 | 17.1 million No | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 16.8 million No | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 18.3 million No | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 17.1 million No | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 15.8 million No | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 13.4 million No | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 11.6 million No | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 9.4 million No | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.5 million No | 16.8 million No | 18.6 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.27 million No | 9.4 million No | 18.3 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 28 Algeria 18.4 million No compare
- 29 Russian Federation 17.8 million No compare
- 29 Russia 17.8 million No compare
- 31 Cameroon 16.5 million No compare
- 32 Japan 16.2 million No compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 15.8 million No compare
- 34 United States 15.7 million No compare
More economy & growth data for Central Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.56 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 486,459 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,916 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,720 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 470,301 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 10.28 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.38 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 5.2 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3.39 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 10.77 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Central Asia?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Central Asia was 9.4 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 million No in 2025.
- How does Central Asia rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Central Asia ranks 31st 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 Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central 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.