Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 25.7 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean is 25.7 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 32.2 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.7 %, in 2025.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.2 % | — |
| 2018 | 30.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 30.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.3 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 32.2 % | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 29.7 % | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 28.4 % | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 26.4 % | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 25.7 % | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.73 % | 30.5 % | 31.2 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.95 % | 25.7 % | 32.2 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Latin America and the Caribbean was 25.7 % 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7 % in 2025.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.