Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 172 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean is 172 million No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 209.2 million No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 172 million No, in 2025.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 197.1 million No | — |
| 2018 | 194.2 million No | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 195.7 million No | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 202.4 million No | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 209.2 million No | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 194.7 million No | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 187.3 million No | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 174.8 million No | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 172 million No | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 195.67 million No | 194.2 million No | 197.1 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 190.07 million No | 172 million No | 209.2 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 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
- 19 Angola 28.4 million No compare
- 20 Madagascar 27.9 million No compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.86 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 13.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 2.62 % change on previous year (2027)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances 32.96 Percentage of GDP (2028)
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- 2.5.2 Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status — Value 182 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) — Value 340 No (2025)
- Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 21.66 (2027)
- 2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value 452 No (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Latin America and the Caribbean was 172 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 209.2 million No in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 172 million No in 2025.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.