Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 43.2 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Southern Africa, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 43.2 million No for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Southern Africa peaked at 43.2 million No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.8 million No, in 2018.
Southern Africa ranks 25th 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 40 million No | — |
| 2018 | 39.8 million No | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 39.9 million No | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 41.6 million No | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 41.1 million No | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.9 million No | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 42.5 million No | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 43.2 million No | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.9 million No | 39.8 million No | 40 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 41.9 million No | 41.1 million No | 43.2 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.01 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 68,622 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 437,021 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,489 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.5481 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth -3.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Southern Africa?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Southern Africa was 43.2 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2 million No in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8 million No in 2018.
- How does Southern Africa rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th 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 Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.