Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 58.3 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Southern Africa, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Southern Africa stood at 58.3 %.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Southern Africa peaked at 60.8 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.7 %, in 2022.
That places Southern Africa 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 60.8 % | — |
| 2018 | 59.6 % | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 58.8 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 60.2 % | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 58.6 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 57.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 58 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 58.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 58.3 % | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.73 % | 58.8 % | 60.8 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 58.48 % | 57.7 % | 60.2 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 4 Burundi 90.9 % compare
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- 6 Central African Republic 87.6 % compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 49.7 % compare
- 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 Nigeria 80.5 % compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 11.4 % compare
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.01 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 437,021 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 15.7 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,489 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.74 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 15.36 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Southern Africa?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Southern Africa was 58.3 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7 % in 2022.
- How does Southern Africa rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Southern Africa ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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.