Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) was 1.8 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho is 1.8 million No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Lesotho peaked at 1.8 million No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5 million No, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 86th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.5 million No | — |
| 2018 | 1.6 million No | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7 million No | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8 million No | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.8 million No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.8 million No, 38% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.8 million No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.6 million No, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.57 million No | 1.5 million No | 1.6 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million No | 1.7 million No | 1.8 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 83 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2 million No compare
- 83 United Kingdom 2 million No compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 1.9 million No compare
- 86 Nicaragua 1.8 million No compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 1.6 million No compare
- 88 Paraguay 1.6 million No compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Lesotho?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Lesotho was 1.8 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 million No in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 million No in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Lesotho ranks 86th 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 Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.