Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 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 11th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.57 % | 70.7 % | 72.5 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.78 % | 76.2 % | 77.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.4 % compare
- 8 Niger 85.8 % compare
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- 9 Madagascar 85.3 % compare
- 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
- 12 Congo 77.3 % compare
- 12 Viet Nam 7 % compare
- 13 Kenya 76.3 % compare
- 13 Türkiye 4 % compare
- 14 Uganda 73.6 % compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 340.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 6,084 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3404 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 370.67 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.07 % change on previous year (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 11th out of 137 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.