Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Africa
Africa: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 66.6 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Africa, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Africa stood at 66.6 %.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Africa peaked at 67.9 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.3 %, in 2019.
Africa ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 64.8 % | — |
| 2018 | 64.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 64.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.1 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 66.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 66.4 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 67.8 % | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 67.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 66.6 % | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.5 % | 64.3 % | 64.8 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 66.83 % | 66.1 % | 67.9 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 4 Burundi 90.9 % compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 90.1 % compare
- 6 Haiti 88.9 % compare
- 7 Central African Republic 87.6 % compare
- 8 Zambia 86.2 % compare
- 9 Niger 85.8 % compare
- 10 Madagascar 85.3 % compare
More economy & growth data for Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.26 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 10.08 million (2027)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 7.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices -9.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 10.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate -6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.95 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Africa?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Africa was 66.6 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3 % in 2019.
- How does Africa rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.