Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 34.8 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa is 34.8 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Northern Africa peaked at 38.8 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.3 %, in 2022.
That places Northern Africa 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.3 % | — |
| 2018 | 37.5 % | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 36.7 % | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 35.4 % | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 31 % | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 30.3 % | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 37.6 % | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 38.8 % | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 34.8 % | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.83 % | 36.3 % | 37.5 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.65 % | 30.3 % | 38.8 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More economy & growth data for Northern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 918,222 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 20.74 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 3,382 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3,599 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 977,284 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 7.99 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 6.57 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.92 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 20.54 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Northern Africa?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Northern Africa was 34.8 % 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3 % in 2022.
- How does Northern Africa rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Northern Africa ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.