Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in South America
South America: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 24.3 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in South America, 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 South America is 24.3 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in South America peaked at 31.1 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.3 %, in 2025.
South America ranks 19th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in South America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.7 % | — |
| 2018 | 28.1 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 28.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 31.1 % | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 28.2 % | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 27.3 % | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 25.1 % | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 24.3 % | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.3 % | 28.1 % | 28.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.3 % | 24.3 % | 31.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
More economy & growth data for South America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 9.17 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.35 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 682,399 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 9,997 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,035 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.93 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2.44 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.83 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -0.3025 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.35 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in South America?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in South America was 24.3 % 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3 % in 2025.
- How does South America rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- South America ranks 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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.