Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Japan
Japan: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 13.2 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Japan, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Japan is 13.2 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Japan peaked at 16.7 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.2 %, in 2025.
Japan ranks 87th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7 % | — |
| 2018 | 16.7 % | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 16.1 % | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 14.8 % | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 14.2 % | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 13.5 % | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 13.3 % | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 13.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13.2 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.5 % | 13.7 % | 16.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.72 % | 13.2 % | 14.8 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 84 Dominican Republic 16.2 % compare
- 85 North Macedonia 15.6 % compare
- 86 Portugal 14.4 % compare
- 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.7 % compare
- 89 Morocco 12.4 % compare
- 89 Russian Federation 12.4 % compare
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 80.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.71 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -0.5988 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5844 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 19,751 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Japan?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Japan was 13.2 % 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 % in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Japan ranks 87th out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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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.