Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Northern America and Europe
Northern America and Europe: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 6.8 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Northern America and Europe, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Northern America and Europe stood at 6.8 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Northern America and Europe peaked at 10.9 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.8 %, in 2025.
That places Northern America and Europe 29th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Northern America and Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9 % | — |
| 2018 | 10.1 % | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 9.1 % | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 8.1 % | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7 % | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 8.4 % | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 7.7 % | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 7.1 % | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 6.8 % | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.03 % | 9.1 % | 10.9 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.63 % | 6.8 % | 8.4 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Northern America and Europe?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Northern America and Europe was 6.8 % 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 America and Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Northern America and Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 % in 2025.
- How does Northern America and Europe rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Northern America and Europe ranks 29th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Northern America and Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America and Europe 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.