Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 172.8 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Middle 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 Middle Africa is 172.8 million No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Middle Africa peaked at 172.8 million No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 134.1 million No, in 2017.
That places Middle Africa 16th 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 134.1 million No | — |
| 2018 | 137.5 million No | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 141.4 million No | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 148.3 million No | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 153.2 million No | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 158 million No | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 163 million No | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 168.1 million No | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 172.8 million No | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 137.67 million No | 134.1 million No | 141.4 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 160.57 million No | 148.3 million No | 172.8 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 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
- 19 Angola 28.4 million No compare
More economy & growth data for Middle Africa
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.12 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 286,309 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,345 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,293 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 275,284 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 0.2868 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.45 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 13.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 13.66 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Middle Africa?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Middle Africa was 172.8 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 172.8 million No in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.1 million No in 2017.
- How does Middle Africa rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Middle Africa ranks 16th 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 Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.