Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 80.5 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Nigeria, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 80.5 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Nigeria peaked at 81.6 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.6 %, in 2017.
Nigeria ranks 10th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 68.6 % | — |
| 2018 | 69.5 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 70.1 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 75.8 % | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 78.5 % | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 79.7 % | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 80.9 % | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 81.6 % | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 80.5 % | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.4 % | 68.6 % | 70.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 79.5 % | 75.8 % | 81.6 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 7 Zambia 86.2 % compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.4 % compare
- 8 Niger 85.8 % compare
- 9 Cabo Verde 49.3 % compare
- 9 Madagascar 85.3 % 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 Kenya 76.3 % compare
- 13 Türkiye 4 % compare
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 11.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1479 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 181.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 348.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 427,154 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.4555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Nigeria?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Nigeria was 80.5 % 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6 % in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Nigeria ranks 10th out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.