Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 392.8 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa is 392.8 million No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Eastern Africa peaked at 392.8 million No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 311.6 million No, in 2017.
That places Eastern Africa 11th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 311.6 million No | — |
| 2018 | 318.2 million No | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 331.2 million No | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 349.7 million No | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 364.5 million No | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 374.8 million No | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 382.2 million No | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 388 million No | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 392.8 million No | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 320.33 million No | 311.6 million No | 331.2 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 375.33 million No | 349.7 million No | 392.8 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 8 Ethiopia 92 million No compare
- 9 Bangladesh 67.8 million No compare
- 10 Philippines 52.6 million No compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 51.5 million No compare
- 12 Egypt 45.5 million No compare
- 13 Brazil 44.8 million No compare
- 14 Kenya 43.9 million No compare
More economy & growth data for Eastern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.86 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 139,436 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 920,068 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,842 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,011 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 504,851 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 62.86 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 58.67 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.78 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 4.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Eastern Africa?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Eastern Africa was 392.8 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 392.8 million No in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 311.6 million No in 2017.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Eastern Africa ranks 11th 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 Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.