Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Northern America
Northern America: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 17 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Northern America, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 17 million No for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Northern America peaked at 20.6 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.6 million No, in 2021.
That places Northern America 28th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Northern America, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.6 million No | — |
| 2018 | 19.1 million No | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 17.1 million No | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 13.2 million No | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 10.6 million No | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 19.4 million No | +83.0% |
| 2023 | 18.9 million No | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 17.2 million No | -9.0% |
| 2025 | 17 million No | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.93 million No | 17.1 million No | 20.6 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.05 million No | 10.6 million No | 19.4 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More economy & growth data for Northern America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 29.81 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 6.80 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 31.41 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 81,512 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 63,589 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 24.50 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.13 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.47 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.7 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Northern America?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Northern America was 17 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6 million No in 2021.
- How does Northern America rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Northern America ranks 28th 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 Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.