Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) in China, mainland
China, mainland: Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) was 160.4 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in China, mainland, 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 China, mainland is 160.4 million No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in China, mainland peaked at 406.5 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 160.4 million No, in 2025.
China, mainland ranks 6th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 406.5 million No | — |
| 2018 | 353.8 million No | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 326.1 million No | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 354.1 million No | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 236.3 million No | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 248.3 million No | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 205.9 million No | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 183.1 million No | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 160.4 million No | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 362.13 million No | 326.1 million No | 406.5 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 231.35 million No | 160.4 million No | 354.1 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More economy & growth data for China, mainland
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 137.38 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in China, mainland?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in China, mainland was 160.4 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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 406.5 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 160.4 million No in 2025.
- How does China, mainland rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- China, mainland ranks 6th 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 China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.