Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Kenya
Kenya: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 76.3 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Kenya, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Kenya stood at 76.3 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Kenya peaked at 78 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.8 %, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 13th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 69.8 % | — |
| 2018 | 69.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.1 % | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 76.3 % | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 78 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 77.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 76.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 76.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 76.3 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.57 % | 69.8 % | 72.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.95 % | 76.3 % | 78 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 10 Nigeria 80.5 % compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 11.4 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.5 % compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 46.6 % compare
- 11 Lesotho 77.4 % compare
- 12 Congo 77.3 % compare
- 12 Viet Nam 7 % compare
- 13 Türkiye 4 % compare
- 14 Uganda 73.6 % compare
- 15 Angola 72.9 % compare
- 16 Rwanda 69.7 % compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,669 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,484 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 135.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 321,132 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Kenya?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Kenya was 76.3 % 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 78 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8 % in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.