Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 77.4 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Lesotho, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Lesotho stood at 77.4 %. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Lesotho peaked at 77.4 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.7 %, in 2017.
Lesotho ranks 12th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 70.7 % | — |
| 2018 | 71.5 % | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.5 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 76.2 % | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 76.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 76.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 77.4 % | +0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 77.4 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 77.4 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 %, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.57 % | 70.7 % | 72.5 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.78 % | 76.2 % | 77.4 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Lesotho?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Lesotho was 77.4 % 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7 % in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Lesotho ranks 12th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.