Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 802.8 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 802.8 million No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 802.8 million No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 705.1 million No, in 2017.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 705.1 million No | — |
| 2018 | 705.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 718.5 million No | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 747 million No | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 756.2 million No | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 761.1 million No | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 778.9 million No | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 792.8 million No | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 802.8 million No | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 709.6 million No | 705.1 million No | 718.5 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 773.13 million No | 747 million No | 802.8 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 4 China 162.2 million No compare
- 5 Pakistan 160.7 million No compare
- 6 China, mainland 160.4 million No compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 101.7 million No compare
- 8 Ethiopia 92 million No compare
- 9 Bangladesh 67.8 million No compare
- 10 Philippines 52.6 million No compare
More economy & growth data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 25.21 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 6.33 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.46 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 31.16 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 1.51 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,271 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,183 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.41 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.54 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 437,904 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 802.8 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 802.8 million No in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 705.1 million No in 2017.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.