Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 185.2 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Eastern Asia, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 185.2 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Eastern Asia peaked at 442.7 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 185.2 million No, in 2025.
That places Eastern Asia 15th 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 442.7 million No | — |
| 2018 | 391.6 million No | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 361.3 million No | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 387 million No | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 265.7 million No | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 276.4 million No | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 232.7 million No | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 208.9 million No | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 185.2 million No | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 398.53 million No | 361.3 million No | 442.7 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 259.32 million No | 185.2 million No | 387 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 12 Egypt 45.5 million No compare
- 13 Brazil 44.8 million No compare
- 14 Kenya 43.9 million No compare
- 15 Uganda 37.8 million No compare
- 16 South Africa 37.5 million No compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34.5 million No compare
- 18 Mozambique 32.5 million No compare
More economy & growth data for Eastern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 49.31 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 25.47 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 15,598 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 15,192 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 24.81 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.81 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 5.06 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.12 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3.36 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.25 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Eastern Asia?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Eastern Asia was 185.2 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 442.7 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 185.2 million No in 2025.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Eastern Asia ranks 15th 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 Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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.